The truth can be offensive
At the Azzavia we are reminded, when speaking truth, some will be upset. We are warned to either be quiet or speak with humility and wisdom as many are offended by almost anything nowadays.
Hereafter I will try to focus my letters to subjects that waste tax/ratepayers money.
Example, in Council meetings, Brown and Black people continue to blame Apartheid (Whites) for everything that goes wrong in Manenberg, Mitchell’s Plain and Khayelitsha and everywhere etc.
What those who complain fail to note is that the majority in Cape Town and the Council Chamber are not White. Thus, when Brown and Blacks whine instead of giving researched and practical solutions, they minimise themselves. Sublimely, Brown and Blacks infer that they cannot help themselves and they need Whites to help them fix the problems. Usually the Mayor then responds by telling the Brown and Blacks how much the City is spending in poor areas. Often the Brown and Blacks are appeased, thinking that they “got” the whites with insults and humiliation.
The melodrama is repeated regularly whilst few ponder the following. In historic white suburbs, park equipment and facilities last decades. In Brown and Black areas infrastructure only last a few years.
If anyone was to give evidence that Brown and Black areas are more likely to be vandalised, racism is alleged. Stupidly some whites actually believe this justifies their arrogance and racist feelings etc.
Since whites generally do not vandalise, why do Brown and Blacks engage in or do little to stop vandalism? Why must taxpayers repeatedly waste money in townships on endless vandalism? Why do Brown and Blacks whine about blocked drains but throw motor oil and refuse etc. into drains?
Why do some demand housing in wealthy suburbs when they cannot afford housing in poor areas?
This racialized analysis is endless.
Example, why does “Blacks Lives Matter” in the USA go crazy when a few blacks are killed by Whites but are silent when Black and Mexican Americans literally murder thousands of their own people?
Can someone please do a study to determine how many Blacks were killed by Whites in South Africa in the 30 years before democracy and how many Blacks were killed by other Blacks after democracy?
What benefit did those Blacks achieve by burning down the Hall at Fort Hare University? As long as Brown and Black people blame others for everything and refuse to see what they are doing to themselves, they will struggle to accept responsibility for their own behaviour and destiny.
Ironically, judgement day, the Creator is not going to ask you about others. God is going to focus on what you did or how you reacted as an individual. Everyone will stand alone in his/her own defence.
Cllr Yagyah Adams
Cape Muslim Congress