I fear we are heading for resilience fatigue as people grow weary because rampant inequality and denialism in South Africa are coming to a head.
South Africa is a most fascinating country to live in. I was born at the height of its political tension – the country was literally on fire as I grew from an infant into a toddler – and so I have a profound appreciation of where we are today.
It is true that we live in one of the world’s most naturally beautiful countries, with wildlife to match. Our biggest asset, we tell ourselves, is our people – described as strong, resilient and friendly. This is always proffered as an example of the good we have – and yet what does it mean, really? The majority of our people continue to live through the aftermath of a brutal hijacking of a country that would have had the majority of the population internalise the belief that they are inferior and as a result doomed to lives of misery.
Poverty means lack of options, choices and autonomy, disease, children dying young, lack of education, illiteracy, hunger, hard labour, oppression – and how many of these things can white people honestly claim to be personally plagued by?A rude white beggar illustrates the truth about poverty, race and the selective application of compassionThe black children who dance and perform at the traffic lights hoping to get a rand or two to buy bread for themselves and their families do so not because...
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