Beneath the veneeer of the natural beauty of Cape Town lies an ugly beast. This beast rears its ugly head regurlarly and the media trive on this. Even though South Africa is more than 10 years into its new democracy, racism is still rife. Institutions such as the human rights commission, a world class constitution and a bil of rights cannot clear this scourge from the fabric of our society. All people are guilty; white people still hold the view that thay are superior, black people show reverse rascism; colured people are racist towrds blacks and indians and vice versa.
Cape Town is particularly affected - moreso than the other cities in South Africa. The current allegations of racism against the Cape High Court
Judge President is indicative of the extent of the problem. The recent "Blackman Ngoro" issue also highlights the problem. What can be done to overcome these problems? There is no doubt that years of colonialism and apartheid are responsible for racism to be ingrained in our society and a mere 11 years of democracy can't underdo it. What can we as ordinary citizens of this beloved city do? I think that a genuine effort must be made by each and every member o this society. Schools, religious groups and other parts of civic society must assist. a starting point for eac person is to do some seriuos introspection to determine if he/she is part of the problem or part of the solution...............