Still far from the dream of Biko
- Tuesday Jun 23,2009 03:44 PM
- By editor
- In Analysis and research
Reflections on the 1976 youth uprising
Mphutlane wa Bofelo, Pambazuka News. Yet 33 years after the 1976 youth uprising, confronting living conditions in Durban’s Kenville squatter camp, wa Bofelo considers why ‘former freedom fighters can sometimes be more vicious in attempts to abort freedom’. As Kenville residents consider class action against the government for decent housing, wa Bofelo wonders why South Africans should have to go to court to secure constitutionally enshrined basics of water and housing. ‘How can you have a sense of self-respect and dignity when you live in opulence but your brothers and sisters… live in squalor?’ asks wa Bofelo. ‘Pity how it seems we joined the struggle to be rich materially but poor in spirit!’. See full text on Pambazula News.
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