PRINCE MASHELE | DA can't ignore historic mess of Alex after colonialism, apartheid and ANC neglect
Any normal person being must be appalled that other human beings live the way people do in Alexandra, says the writer.The residents of Alexandra are up in arms, rightfully so - even as it is equally true that ulterior political agendas are at play in the sad drama of that benighted township.
To be exact, it is not the whole human spirit that showcases its resilience in Alexandra today; it is the black spirit. There is a mischief of memory about Alexandra. Most commentators and politicians who venture a word about the place paint a picture of ANC or DA failure. But the real story should not begin with the ANC and end with the DA. It must be told from its very beginning.
Thus, the tale of the this township must begin with the true historic fact that, originally, Alexandra came about as a result of the human-labour needs of English and Jewish white mining moguls who enriched themselves out of Johannesburg's abundant gold.
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