Black South Africa, Time to Look In The Mirror

"Black South Africa, Time to Look In The Mirror'

I hear my brothers complain about how the rest of the world has oppressed our people, our history, our culture, and magically always seem to control our behaviour, lifestyle-choices, etc.

It's time to break free from this mental enslavement:

We are the reason we have never better documented our ancestral history.

We are the reason we did not develop the ability to create & save written records of our people, or didn't appreciate the relevance of the written word at a time when many societies did.

We are the reason we let other thriving cultures influence and dominate us.

We are the reason we have not built our own self-sustaining African-centric economy, our own factories, industrial complexes, and mega cities, when many others would have by now.

We are the reason we can't grow our own food proficiently, and master advanced agricultural & irrigation techniques, so that we may feed ourselves.

We are the reason we can't adequately educate ourselves, we allow our schools to deteriorate while school administrators drive Mercedes and make a living on ensuring we keep the bar low for our future generation. Our ability to compete in an ever-competitive world as a result has waned.

We are the reason we continue to let arrogance, laziness & criminal behaviour permeate our government institutions, our ability to enforce the constitution, enforce the law and maintain discipline is questionable.

We are the reason we allow tribal-despots, ignorance and empty heads to waste our time in politics and desecrate our beloved land.

We are the reason we have let the ANC become rotten to the core - to where now the stench is intolerable & offensive - and we are now considered to be the 'court jesters' of Africa for our inability to be accountable to ourselves.

We are the reason we are regarded as a joke by world cultures - due to our ineptness, irresponsibility and inability to implement the values we hold high - black consciousness, Ubuntu and Pan Africanism concepts. We throw them away - We are all talk.

We are the reason millions pray for our morality - for allowing the crime, rape, and HIV to run rampant, exposing the depravity in our black leadership - they embarrass us by constantly blaming others to deflect from the glaringly obvious issues.

We are the reason we continue to elect leaders who are not good stewards of our country and our people.

We were the reason we are weak and allow our resources to be scavenged by government officials who sponsor deals that leave our people unemployed, underpayed, while they capitalise on the suffering of the underclass..whilst the ANC Elite laugh and sip their cocktails.

We are the reason we are weak and have allowed the new dark forces to take hold, along with the throng of BRICS countries in queue behind them with their bribe money in hand, ready to indebt us for the next century ... they all laugh at us behind our backs as our leaders sell their souls while pumping their fists in self-serving victory...Mother Africa weeps.

We are the reason we can't unite fully as South Africans, and allow our government to divide us with class-envy, racial rhetoric, and stupid songs.

We are the reason we always talk about our suffering, but never really do anything about it, and actually seem to revel in victimhood and perpetuate it.

We are the reason we are weak and divided, and allow this to happen.

We are the reason we flounder as black people and continue to be mentally unable to rise to the challenge..always blaming others...never looking within.

Look in the mirror black South Africa, resolve yourself to take action, it is squarely our responsibility now, no more excuses, fix it or become a footnote in the history books.

For those who are surprised that I can string two words together, and that I can speak the truth - you will quickly say that I write like a 'white man' - I am sad for you, and that attitude is part of what deeply ails our country. Stop it! Look at the words, understand them, and we will all be able to heal together.

Namuhlanje sengikhulile
Ngiyamaz’ uNobuhle noNobubi
Mus’ ukungikhohlisa weKhohlisile
Inkambo yami ngiyayazi
Izinwele zami ngiyayazi
Ibala lami ngiyalazi;
Ngiyeke ngobulongw’ engingabazi
Ngimuhle nginje.

Menzi Solomon Shange

[Through Knowledge, Justice & Righteousness, South Africa Will Be Liberated]

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Menzi Solomon Shange is from Kwazulu Natal where he spent his childhood. Mr. Shange currently lives in Gauteng - he owns a successful business that services the mining industry. Mr. Shange started publicly writing in the last few years and is providing razor sharp commentary on social-political issues, providing an insight and a vision that is striking a chord amongst many South Africans. Mr. Shange has developed a strong anti-ANC following - his powerful, intelligent, and unique writing style has become his key signature, and easily recognised by his followers. His strong belief that the ANC is impeding/undermining the advancement of millions of poor South Africans has strong support across many mainstream groups, both community-based, political-based, and business-based.

Many have recognized Mr. Shange' s efforts in exposing ANC ineptness & corruption - these efforts have been an influential factor in the growing support for opposition parties. Opposition parties were successfull in winning key metropolitan areas from the floundering ANC in the 2016 municipal elections. A strong victory is expected in 2019 should the ANC continue to betray black South Africans and continue to drive the country into its precipitous economic slide, while stealing and plundering the countries resources.

For More Details on a Community that Menzi is part of, see South Africans For Change - SA4C