"Why are South
Africans so angry?"
Friday
the 13th, a day which is associated with bad luck, at least 120 innocent
people in Paris lost their lives, and 320 people were wounded. It is so sad and
heartbreaking to experience such a mascara. Our prayers are with the families
and friends who lost their loved ones. We wish those families who have lost
their loved ones, and those who have been wounded, a speedy recovery, we say to
them that we as Africans stand united with them as they mourn the lives of
their loved ones.
In Africa, hundreds of people are being killed every day.
But no one is saying #PrayForAfrica, yet the western countries are saying
#PrayForParis. The media is showing everything about what has happened In Paris
on Friday the 13th, yet there are also people who are being killed in Africa
every day- why don’t they show that. There is no support which is showed by
western countries to help African countries, even when they do help African
countries, it is not the same as they would when helping one another.
Therefore, South African people are very angry by the gesture which the western
countries are showing towards African countries.
A plea to the western countries: Let us not forget that
Africans are still marked with deep scars of apartheid.
They have been slaves for a long time, oppressed by the western countries. So
whenever the western decides to help build a nation, do not be selective to
whom matters the most, but try and help everyone equally. We all want peace, we
are all humans, and we are all the same. #AllLivesMatter.
A message to all Africans who are supporting Paris.
I want to thank you, they will call you names and say you
are a Negro if
you black and if you are white they will say you are a racist for supporting
Paris. But I say to you, you are truly an African, you have a heart full of
love. Let us not stop supporting those who need our help, let us be a better
nation and stand as one in giving our prayers to Paris. Let us not forget our
brothers and sisters in Africa who are killed, raped and kidnapped by The
Islamic State of Iraq
South Africa is for everyone who lives in it.
Let’s us bury the past, let us forgive and move forward!
For the past holds no promise for the future. We need to stop going back and
digging useless information. Instead, let us learn and equip ourselves with the
necessary knowledge to help build our nation to be a better place for all. I
believe if we start holding hands, we will definitely go far. Let us honour our
heroes, the late Nelson
Mandela, Steve Biko,
and others who fought and died so that South Africa can be free from the
oppressors. These people had a dream and all they wanted was for all people in
Africa and across the world to love one another and have peace.
So I challenge all Africans to tweet; using the
#ThingsToBeLeftIn2015
