THE REMNANTS OF 1948 SEPARATION ACT

 

In the error of 1948 South Africa awakened to the news of separation act between black and white South Africans. The separation marks the beat of every South African’s heart wherever they are and whenever they are born, the stain of the history is there in relentless stare. We have since moved on and left our hearts behind that 1948 moment which flashes vividly like yesterday even to the new-born, the period that planted a permanent divide between South Africans economically, educationally and socially. The strides made by freedom fighters and sympathetic other citizens to erase the stain and culture of that separation gap can’t be ignored. However, we can’t be ignorant of the plangent hostility of the underlying remnants of the apartheid history and racial segregation which now manifests into untimely eruptions in different parts of the country by proudly unique citizens. The existence of race divisions is undeniable within the heart of every South African today who are constantly reminded by attitudes, structures and laws which still play a bigger role in backwardness of what is supposed to be a new dawn.

The resistance for every South African opposed to freedom and equality for all is a potential enemy to the progress of democracy. In the deepest veins of the resisting heart, lies hate, pride, greed, ignorance and entitlement to undermine the efforts and wishes of a country free of bigotry. You and I would have expected that kind of resistance to the age born within the apartheid period in protection of what they benefitted as a result of apartheid, but no, it continued into the new generation. As it seems, it is the matter of the heart not age or experience. There seems be a continuing flow of racism insemination in the new generation which can only be explained to be in the interest of protecting privilege. Equality for all turns out to be a threat to many who have benefitted privilege through the colour of their skin and would do anything to hang on even if it means being an enemy of the state. Books have been written, wisdom of the great heroes and heroines shared, new laws established, formalities of reconciliation were conducted and country declared to be free of prejudice or hate. Nobody seems to have gone through the stubborn hearts of men, women and children born and raised to hate. It is the matter of the heart which South Africa faces today manifesting itself periodically in public.  

The continuing hate is nothing but apparent emasculation of our hard fought freedom and rejection of a new dawn which the president of the Republic of South Africa and peaceful citizens preaches earnestly. Our parliament is the reflection of a divided society representing different races and interests and why we wonder upon the demonstrations of racism in our society, if a deciding body of leaders struggle to separate themselves from it. The parliament of South Africa houses quite a number of political parties which discusses and defends patronage of their followers. In ignorance of what is taking place in our parliament, we expect the society to reflect a different state of the nation apart from their leaders. It can’t be ignored that, the parliament is the heart of the country and whatever it presents to the people, it will be a true reflection of where the country is. The house which decides the order of the country can’t operate in a disorderly manner and expect the society to demonstrate pretentious version of unity. Our parliament is the portrait of a heart that divides the country and as it continues, the society suffers the most. It raises hating children, and validates acts of racism and permanent divisions in our society. Until the perspiring hostile engagement in our parliament is dealt with and representatives become aware of their role as leaders, South Africa will so long be stuck in an uncertain and critical state. We will continue on the edge and divide in which the government and goodhearted South Africans would wish to believe as a distant history. Until representatives of the people immune themselves and embodies a united front, South Africa remains a victim of the 1948 separation act.  

 

 

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