Let us never forget: The South African Constitution is written in blood - The Mail & Guardian

Once lauded for its promise, the Constitution has been betrayed by the ruling elite and their progenies. But that is not why I write this.

As more light is shed on the historical plight of the Xhosa people, there is a risk of marginalisation of another group of indigenous people, the Khoikhoi and the San of the Cape. The Constitution’s reference to “the injustices of the past” recognises their loss too.by Patric Tariq Mellet attempts to fill the void of memory of the demise of the Khoikhoi and the San people.

For 100 years thereafter, the Dutch plundered the villages of the Khoikhoi, stealing their cattle, enslaving the population, murdering children, and imposing total political control over the area. Dutch for slavery. Another commando murdered 142 San people, taking captive more than 100 women and, in the course of doing so, put to death all of the men.

One of them, John A van Wyk, a field-cornet, reported in June 1824 on the acts of the commandos “that have proceeded against the Bushmen in my time”. He could only say that he had “gone out with many commandos, and have killed Bushmen, but never captured any”. Two years earlier another field-cornet, GD Joubert, could not say how many San people his commando had killed, but they had taken “away seven sleeping babies of the Bushmen, and two of the elder children”.

The retaliation of Ndlambe’s Xhosa under the influence of their prophet of war and traditional healer,, ended in disaster for Ndlambe’s men, who were annihilated in the so-called siege of Grahamstown in 1819.

However, according to Stockenström, Ngqika “was not the chief of all the tribes. There was a tribe known under the name of Pato, which never was the subject to his control, and that country, also toward the coast, I do not think was ever properly under Ngqika’s dominion.” These were not isolated acts of trickery, taking place some 10 000km away from London.

The remaining Khoikhoi were put to work, in conditions worse than slavery. Slave laws were not extended to them. This was the source of their suffering. The irony was that formerly enslaved people had legal recourse. They could report the cruelty of their masters, and, in a few instances, obtain legal redress.

Not this one😳it is useless

Decided to act on faith instead of fear. I'm now reaping on the rewards of that bold step and making more than could even imagine all thanks to her LindaStouffes

Crap constitution. Back to drawing board and time to remove all the oppressive race provisions contained in it

Remember the Dutch officially colonised the Cape, after the Portuguese took a look. Have we ever received compensation from the Dutch? If we want to have honest conversations, this has to be addressed

This picture, I wonder if they met randomly or tome and Vanue was agreed in advance like we do nowadays

U can write columns and millions of gobherish but I can tell you now that document is sooooooo useless it helps only a few. Majority of black people r suffering now bcoz of that document. Pple will revolt 1 day

The sad part is that the majority in SA was never consulted to approve the constitution to endure that it advances RESTORATIVE JUSTICE hence the endless and unnecessary land debates

You all know that this pictures are falls ne? Like it never happened like this

الإمام المهدي سيقود المسلمين في الحرب العالمية الثالثة ويقهر القوى العظمى الموجودة اليوم. تشير أحلام محمد قاسم إلى أن زمن الإمام المهدي ليس ببعيد الآن.

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