NATIONAL SUICIDE
PALESA MORUDU: The children of the revolution speak
‘While the revolution may be leading us towards national suicide, Msimang and Tlhabi remind us that this path is not an option’
"I never expected to witness the slow suicide of a country," writes Joel Hirst in The Suicide of Venezuela. "Let me tell you, there’s nothing epic about it. We who have the privilege of travel often look down in satisfaction at the ruins of ancient Greece…. Time has polished over the disaster. Now all that is left are great old buildings that tell a story … not of how they quietly fell away." The story of how post-apartheid SA embarked on a path towards killing its own democracy is spelt out in two recently published books. Khwezi, The remarkable story of Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo, by Redi Tlhabi, traces the origins of our suicidal path. Always Another Country by Sisonke Msimang leaves you pondering if the country of Nelson Mandela can draw back from the brink.These are important books that clarify the national story dominating the media. Tlhabi takes us back to the ANC in exile. She narrates the remarkable story of Fezekile Kuzwayo, the young woman who accused Jacob Zuma of raping ...
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