Race relations in black hands
The responsibility for good race relations in Africa now lies not with whites, but with black Africans. If South Africa fails to understand this during this race debate, the country will be condemned to go through what Zimbabwe is currently going through.
A Zimbabwean advertsing executive, Denford Magora, contributes this thoughtful perspective to the M&G today, continuing their series on racism and race relations. I think I agree with his conclusion. Nobody has done more for race relations in SA than Nelson Mandela, and the contrast between the great man and his successor, Thabo Mbeki, suspicious, defensive and prone to generalization is noteworthy.
Right on, Denford.
"Racism, therefore, can never be fully tackled at government level through laws and by-laws. It will take the two societies making conscious efforts to befriend each other on a personal level. As the majority, blacks bear the responsibility of extending that hand of friendship first on a personal level."
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