The “best constitution in the world” believes stating that the country belongs to its citizens is unconstitutional…
But some of you think it’s worth the paper it’s written on.
Dr @MbuyiseniNdlozi, I trust you are keeping well and warm during these cold days sweeping across parts of country.🇿🇦
I agree wholeheartedly with you that our engagements should never descend into ad hominem attacks or belittle education. Education must be valued and defended, for it remains the foundation upon which our children build their futures.
At the same time, it is worth remembering that wisdom is not confined to the classroom. Lived experiences also carry deep insights that enrich society. We must appeal to those who are "educated" to be mindful not to present themselves as the sole custodians of knowledge or to treat others as less wise. They should not speak over communities or appear to be lecturing them on how to advance their struggles.
I am of the view that the in public discourse, the "educated strata" of society should set a good example for children, who each morning commit to the disciplined routine of schooling, by showing respect for the voices and lived experiences of those "less educated". Without such respect, children may grow up believing that disregarding the experiences of the "less educated" is the proper way to engage with others.
My good Dr, I will argue that education achieves its highest purpose when it listens, learns, and collaborates with society in humility. In that way, it becomes not only fashionable, but also inclusive and transformative.
Thank you for engaging my post. Wishing you a pleasant weekend.🙏🏽🇿🇦
"To-day you and I, the better trained we are, seem more disposed to work under orders and direction of others against and away from African organizations (SA organizations). Someone said to me one day, with some degree of truth, "We uneducated Africans (South Africans) feel that the educated African (South African) is lost to us. He is afraid to identify himself with his own people. When crisis .arises, he is either silent or joins the forces against his own people. We do not know whether the education you get puts fear in you." I was dumbfounded; but was somewhat ashamed because you and I, outside our jobs for which we are paid, have not done the best we can to assist our people. Fellow Countrymen, this is a challenge. Shall we not pick up the gauntlet? South Africa, white and black, needs us. We must pull our full weight; we must make our real contribution to the building and the progress of South Africa to the full benefit, mutual helpfulness and happiness of all sections, white and black."- Dr. A.B. Xuma, 14 December 1941 . South African History Online. https://t.co/Ll9mijgLTp
If you read the speech by Dr Xuma you will find his harsh words against "intellectuals". It might not be in the context of anti-illegal immigration protests but i think his words are still relevant.
( Dr. A.B. Xuma, 14 December 1941 . South African History Online. https://t.co/Ll9mijgLTp )
This incompetent government grants bail to foreigners who are illegal in the country and has no data to show how many foreigners who are granted bail but never reappear in court.
We will keep exposing their incompetence!!
The youth of 1976 stood up against apartheid because they believed in fighting injustice and defending their future.
Why, then, is it considered controversial when patriotic South Africans advocate for stronger action against illegal immigration and the enforcement of the country’s laws? Make it make sense