While others celebrating freedom day some in khayelitsha did not have that chance to do so. Instead of celebrating 17 years of freedom on Wednesday, about 2 000 Khayelitsha residents marched through the city centre demanding toilets and decent sanitation.
In recent months, the local government has come under attack in what has been dubbed the “toilet saga”, as thousands of Khayelitsha residents do not have proper toilet and sanitation services. Residents say up to 15 families have to queue to use one toilet, which also exposes them to hygiene problems and crime. w
They have been voting since 1994. Their life hasn't changed. They promise not to vote this time around. South Africans who have got the means are celebrating this day elsewhere, but this day brings a lot of sadness to them. The struggle of the poor can not be led by intellectuals, academics, NGO's, Expects etc. Let the poor be the intellectuals of their own struggles; define their own struggles and alternatives. Let the poor be guided by their own organic thinking and perspectives not by Marxist, Lenin and Trotsky
WOW! I like the way you write your blog and it make sense especially to people who were there during the apartheid era.
ReplyDeleteGood topic spa, but I think the residents of Khayelitsha were doing a chaos march during the important day. I think they should have done that before.
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