The year 2013, marks the Centenary year of the 1913 Native Land Act, this act was the violation of many Native South African rights.
Many South Africans were forcely removed in their own land and sent into what was known "Bantustans/Homelands" and they were forced to work for the white man (Bass).
The Human Rights Day (21/03/2013) should not be about who did what but it must focus on what we can do collectively to rectify the erros of our history. Irrespective of the colour of your skin or your economic class but we all have a responsibility, which is to build this nation.
South Africa belongs to anyone who lives in it, meaning no matter where you come from or whatever happened in your past, you belong here. It is within your right to be here. But the most important thing we need to learn with understanding is that, every right comes with a responsibility.
You have a right express yourself in any legal way but that must not infringe on someone else's right. Now adays, we see protest that end in violent because people are forgetting that, as much as they have a right to protest but that must be within the laws governing this country.
How many times you have heard or read stories about officers who thinks they are above the law? These are the people one can think they know it all about and human rights. Maybe they think they are above it all. From killing dragging the civilians who are meant to protect to dragging them behind their vans. What happened to Ubuntu?
One can say, we are obsessed with this freedom as a results we end up misusing it with the rights that came with it. Neither should I remind any of you that people's lives were lost for this freedom and for us to have these rights blood was shed. The arm struggle gave us this freedom and we should respect that and appreciate those who were left on the firing lines for you and me.
The arms struggle may be over but we (The people of this day and age) have a totally different struggle to fight. How many young people who are unemployed in your area? How many people in your area who can not go to school because they can not afford the fees? How many people who are dying of HIV/AIDS in your area?
You can say whateve you want to say but the struggle is far from over. We have a lot do deal with and we can only taste the victory in this, if and only, if we pulltogether to achieve this common goal.
All that with one thing in mind, we all have rights but we must also respect the rights of other people!!!
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
My rights end where your rights begin
The year 2013, marks the Centenary year of the 1913 Native Land Act, this act was the violation of many Native South African rights.
Many South Africans were forcely removed in their own land and sent into what was known "Bantustans/Homelands" and they were forced to work for the white man (Bass).
The Human Rights Day (21/03/2013) should not be about who did what but it must focus on what we can do collectively to rectify the erros of our history. Irrespective of the colour of your skin or your economic class but we all have a responsibility, which is to build this nation.
South Africa belongs to anyone who lives in it, meaning no matter where you come from or whatever happened in your past, you belong here. It is within your right to be here. But the most important thing we need to learn with understanding is that, every right comes with a responsibility.
You have a right express yourself in any legal way but that must not infringe on someone else's right. Now adays, we see protest that end in violent because people are forgetting that, as much as they have a right to protest but that must be within the laws governing this country.
How many times you have heard or read stories about officers who thinks they are above the law? These are the people one can think they know it all about and human rights. Maybe they think they are above it all. From killing dragging the civilians who are meant to protect to dragging them behind their vans. What happened to Ubuntu?
One can say, we are obsessed with this freedom as a results we end up misusing it with the rights that came with it. Neither should I remind any of you that people's lives were lost for this freedom and for us to have these rights blood was shed. The arm struggle gave us this freedom and we should respect that and appreciate those who were left on the firing lines for you and me.
The arms struggle may be over but we (The people of this day and age) have a totally different struggle to fight. How many young people who are unemployed in your area? How many people in your area who can not go to school because they can not afford the fees? How many people who are dying of HIV/AIDS in your area?
You can say whateve you want to say but the struggle is far from over. We have a lot do deal with and we can only taste the victory in this, if and only, if we pulltogether to achieve this common goal.
All that with one thing in mind, we all have rights but we must also respect the rights of other people!!!
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