The problem is that you guys rejected AZAPO, and what it stood for, and chose the ANC, which was fighting for equal rights only. The ANC decieved you to think it was fighting for ,total emancipation of our people. The ANC did not have a problem with the land, they told you so, during the CODESA negotiation, they said the LAND QUESTION was not to be negotiated.
Question? Why do blacks people want to live with people who murdered there mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers j children can't figure that out....also i am lost on those who say whites should be paid for land they murdered black people for n stole....so of us are super sick in the head.
Dear Mr Tabane. You are dangerous in your word choice. The war was active on the border as stated by Clive Derby Lewis in his interview with Roets. Taking that into account and the entire decade of the 1980's, at the time the conditions were not permissible to negotiate a sensitive issue like land reform. The agenda of the ANC was to ensure political freedom first and everything else after this has been accomplished. So calling the negotiations half-baked freedom is irresponsible good sir. Land reform was and is always on the table, but, at that time it surely would have lead South Africa into a full blown civil war. We like to romanticize war but, the reality is that war is devastating to the common (wo)man and in this case it would have resulted in the loss of millions of South African lives coupled with the huge economic flight that would have left South Africa crippled. Is this what you would have preferred? With the knowledge we have today, it is easy to criticize the negotiations. Taking into account the climate at the time,the negotiations were successful in ensuring the primary goal, which was political freedom and the minimal loss of South African lives. My good sir, if you understand the art of negotiating you will know that it is not a sprint but a marathon. Even with all the problems in the ANC( then and now), they understood that putting land on the table would have derailed the entire process. Economic freedom, which includes land reform was to be the final stage of the phased approach to rebuild this great nation. Leadership issues and corruption have hindered this process and for that I agree with you that Biko would be turning in his grave and be very disappointed with what we have become. Your words carry power and with the narrative that Madiba sold out, you cannot be making statements as such. Context is paramount. You cannot judge decisions made in the past with the knowledge of today - Maponga. You MUST do better.
Outstanding commentary, as usual, JJ
This guy is good.
This speech on Thandiswa's new album❤❤....we are under seige my people
Oh Biko,may you RIP
Corruption is a crime against humanity
The problem is that you guys rejected AZAPO, and what it stood for, and chose the ANC, which was fighting for equal rights only. The ANC decieved you to think it was fighting for ,total emancipation of our people. The ANC did not have a problem with the land, they told you so, during the CODESA negotiation, they said the LAND QUESTION was not to be negotiated.
Question? Why do blacks people want to live with people who murdered there mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers j children can't figure that out....also i am lost on those who say whites should be paid for land they murdered black people for n stole....so of us are super sick in the head.
Power on you Brother
When a u interviewing the president?????
Dear Mr Tabane. You are dangerous in your word choice. The war was active on the border as stated by Clive Derby Lewis in his interview with Roets. Taking that into account and the entire decade of the 1980's, at the time the conditions were not permissible to negotiate a sensitive issue like land reform. The agenda of the ANC was to ensure political freedom first and everything else after this has been accomplished. So calling the negotiations half-baked freedom is irresponsible good sir. Land reform was and is always on the table, but, at that time it surely would have lead South Africa into a full blown civil war. We like to romanticize war but, the reality is that war is devastating to the common (wo)man and in this case it would have resulted in the loss of millions of South African lives coupled with the huge economic flight that would have left South Africa crippled. Is this what you would have preferred? With the knowledge we have today, it is easy to criticize the negotiations. Taking into account the climate at the time,the negotiations were successful in ensuring the primary goal, which was political freedom and the minimal loss of South African lives. My good sir, if you understand the art of negotiating you will know that it is not a sprint but a marathon. Even with all the problems in the ANC( then and now), they understood that putting land on the table would have derailed the entire process. Economic freedom, which includes land reform was to be the final stage of the phased approach to rebuild this great nation. Leadership issues and corruption have hindered this process and for that I agree with you that Biko would be turning in his grave and be very disappointed with what we have become. Your words carry power and with the narrative that Madiba sold out, you cannot be making statements as such. Context is paramount. You cannot judge decisions made in the past with the knowledge of today - Maponga. You MUST do better.
War leads to true revolutions unfortunately.