Chielozona
Eze, Africa is a Country
Yes, April was the
cruelest month in South Africa in recent history. In the mid weeks of the
month, too many pictures stirred up bad memories. A black man in his late
twenties kissing a sparkly machete. A young man crouching by the side of a
wall, holding a sharp knife, ready to use. A group of angry black men
brandishing hatchets. Three white policemen pointing their guns at a
bloodthirsty mob. If a picture is worth a thousand words, the last one is a
dictionary. Three white policemen ready to shoot black men, who were after
other black men in South Africa. There can be no greater irony. You can hear
Queen Victoria saying: I told you so. These people needed to be protected from
themselves.
