The diverse ethnic groups in South Africa continue to sling racial remarks and blame the die-hard apartheid system of setting a new trend. In South Africa, it is the white minority group of people who receives the brunt of criticism and are marked as racist in the new South Africa. After twenty years of democracy, the social divide among the different cultures cause social inequality.
General comments on racial hatred over
social media and newspapers are despicable but considered an excellent
political tool. The public has raised concern about President Zuma’s
speeches that always seem to refer to the past and critical references
to white people. The Constitution of South Africa is envisaged as a
non-racial societal democracy and disheartens cultural groups. The
continual blame of whites who benefited from the diehard apartheid
system remains the widely fashionable reason for the troubled land. The
apartheid dividend has been squandered and the ANC government is beyond
repair. Curbing freedom of speech on the Internet is another ploy by the
governing party to maintain control of South Africa.
The latest politician to comment on the
racial hurls is Blade Nzimande who said the media allowed public remarks
to be published. The media according to Nzimande had no intention of
controlling the racial comments. The hate speech, racism and blatant
intolerance permitted by media must be curbed according to Nzimande.
Nzimande wants the South African Human
Rights Commission to take drastic action against the media for racial
remarks published on the Internet. Chairperson of South African National
Editor’s Forum (SANEF) confirmed that measures are in place to stop
undesirable content posted on the Internet and said Nzimande was not
aware of SANEF commitment to end racial hatred published online.
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