Heroes of lies, murder

THE most humiliating aspect of post-independence and post-colonialism Africa, or even Latin America, is that the former Struggle stalwarts never won a war against the former colonial powers. It is possible that they won against colonial militaries that were already retracting and preparing for independence.

- KHOTSO KD MOLEKO Bloemfontein

Many countries gained independence through a series of events that occurred concurrently. Proof of this is that none of the African nations liberated as early as the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s were able to unite against the white apartheid regime (supported by the West), let alone match the SADE.

Instead, the SADF went on a rampage, insulting all of Africa and bombing neighbouring countries such as Lesotho, Angola and Botswana.

Nowadays, South Africans don’t appreciate or consider this, especially when the ferment is present. However, one thing that Struggle veterans accomplished and won in conserving (conservatives) is the ability to treat fellow black people equally and more than the brutality of colonialism and apartheid.