Black people generally despise seeing other black people do well; they are always ready to tear each other down.
That is why it was easier for a Chinese person not born in South Africa, Xiaomei Havard, to become an ANC MP than it was for someone born in South Africa to a black South African mother and a Zimbabwean father, Jolidee Matongo, to become Johannesburg mayor.
One was born in China to Chinese parents—she was fine.
The other had a black South African mother and a black Zimbabwean father—he was torn to pieces until the day he died!
Our hatred for each other within the black community is not only consigned to uneducated black people, even the educated ones will fight to destroy one of theirs who has done well, they subtweet each other hear daily.
Until black people fix that rotten bad mind mentality, the black nation will remain a laughing stock as it is now.
Imagine a race that will call police and immigration officers to try and get their own people deported from Europe and consign them to poverty, that is how sickening some of our people are!
There is a sick and deranged Zimbabwean clown of ZimLie who phoned my former BBC colleagues asking for “any dirty you might have on Hopewell.”
That is how low they sink, that is why other races move ahead of us with ease.
Many of us are still very uncivilised regardless of the titles we carry!
This issue of internalised racism and lateral hostility among black people is complex and multifaceted.
It is rooted in a history of colonialism, slavery, and systemic oppression that has perpetuated harmful narratives of self-hatred and internalised prejudice.
This has, in turn, caused rifts within the community, as some individuals internalise negative stereotypes and perpetuate them against their own people.
While education tried to play a role in challenging these harmful attitudes, it is essential to recognise that change must also happen on a broader scale.
Societal norms, cultural practices, and institutional structures must be addressed to combat the impact of internalised racism and lateral hostility.
This includes fostering open and honest dialogue within our black communities and not pretend that things are ok.
The tragedy is that social media accounts peddling that corrosive negativity have huge followings, confirming my point that it is a black people problem, not just a few individuals.
We find comfort in such sick stunts, which is why we follow negative and degrading content because we want to see our own being torn down to pieces, we are still uncivilised until the day we learn to emulate en masse those who look like us and are doing well.
Elon Musk is South African, but Americans found value in what he does, if he was black Zimbabwean or any other in another African country they would be asking who his grandfather was, what his totem is and which village he came from, useless stuff!
All lawyers worth their salt need to read the attached article and the submissions of Chris Mhike in the bail application of @bbmhlanga . Lawyers, which of course include Judges & Prosecutors, like doctors, if they are true professionals, are required to act with the utmost integrity at all times, irrespective of politics or the political views of the people they interact with.
In the case of lawyers we are required to consider the facts, ie truth, and the law as we argue and consider cases.
It is in this context that I urge all Zimbabwean lawyers specifically to read the article. I urge all lawyers, irrespective of their political background, to consider these submissions.
If you are honest with yourself, even if a die hard Zanu PF supporter, and honest to your profession, you will see that the case against Mhlanga is simply absurd. There have been many absurd prosecutions over the years but this one really does take the cake.
As Mhike says “there is no logical link between (Mhlanga) and the words quoted by the State saying it was words which are inciting violence”. The entire charge is utterly farcical.
What concerns me is that the learned Judge in these circumstances still needs a few days to consider his judgment. Judges in these circumstances in the past, Judges like Korsah, Muchechetere, Dumbutshena, McNally, Gubbay & Sandura, would not have tolerated such absurdity and they would have granted bail instantly with reasons to follow.
The entire episode is yet another example of just how far down our judiciary has fallen.