SA has a legacy of trauma

The equality court recently ruled that the gratuitous display of the apartheid flag in public — even in homes and schools — amounts to hate speech. Subsequent debates about this ruling again showed that we are still struggling to reach an agreement on which specific symbols should form part of a collective cultural heritage. Judging by some of the heated debates, the notion of what a truly shared South African cultural heritage should look like will remain hotly contested in the coming years.

Some of the symbols that have been removed from public spaces bear testimony to this. Although the removal of those visible symbols that evoke painful memories of dehumanisation, segregation and alienation is a vital part of the healing process of our nation, we also need to ask questions about whether the deeper issues represented by these symbols are being addressed in broader society.

“I think the youth of Langa is very lost at the moment. Nobody knows how much freedom they have and what they can do with it. From little things like police and the way they treat a young man from Langa, you are automatically treated as a criminal, especially if you are dressed a certain way. [This] means we are still marginalised, which means we still feel oppressed and feel we have to explain ourselves everywhere we are, in a free country.

This process of constant brutalisation demonstrates the particular nature of transgenerational trauma in South Africa as “the past continues to intrude into the present in both the internal and external reality”, as Carol Long points out in her chapter in Race, Memory and the Apartheid Archive.

my OPINION: So over dramatic. Plain lies, and BS.

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Tomato-phobic SA: 200,000 Uber Eats orders in SA request no tomatoesIt was also recorded that at least 1,000 meals opted for pap instead of chips or mashed potatoes.
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »

SA pill regulator probes heartburn meds for potential cancer-causing impuritiesThe SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is investigating if ranitidine, a common heartburn medicine, has a chemical contamination which could cause cancer.
Source: SowetanLIVE - 🏆 13. / 63 Read more »

Bok Eben Etzebeth must return to SA to be investigated, community leader tells SARUAllegations surfaced last month that he and a large group of friends reportedly used a racially loaded word against someone in a pub.
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »

Investec feels weight of Brexit and struggling SA economySA’s largest asset manager expects interim headline earnings per share to fall as much as 18% in the six months to end-September
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »

Our Burning Planet: Global, SA eco-warriors march for a renewable futureThousands of concerned citizens, activists, campaign managers and representatives of several organisations took to the streets of several South African cities and in cities across the globe to deliver an urgent message for South Africans and all nations attending the upcoming climate summit: Accelerate a just transition towards a low carbon and renewable future.
Source: dailymaverick - 🏆 3. / 84 Read more »

SA pill regulator investigating heartburn meds for potential cancer-causing impuritiesThe SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is investigating if ranitidine, a common heartburn medicine, has a chemical contamination which could cause cancer.
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »