"#ZumaMustFall” campaign finds its origins from the DA
As proud citizens of South Africa with a clear conviction of a construction of a non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous society, we are stunned by the level of arrogance of the “right-wing” forces, particularly in Cape Town. Historically, Cape Town is an entry point of colonialism and brains behind apartheid policies. However, the evolution of South African society informed by the painful struggles of our people ushered a democratic breakthrough in 1994.
This was a historic moment full of possibilities to many while the handful few saw it as a threat to their colonial-apartheid privileges. As we ushered democratic order in 1994 with a clear mind of inclusive society, the few (mainly white) who have not accepted democratic dispensation found refuge in Cape Town, the majority of whom found a political home in the Democratic Alliance (DA).
This gave Cape Town a status of the “most racial divided city in the country” while the DA gained itself a status of a “political entity of white supremacy”. The racial divide agenda in Cape Town was therefore maintained and further boosted by the ascendance of DA into power, thus an institutionalisation of racial policies. It will be absurd to delink the “Zuma Must Fall” lobby from the politics of our country, particularly as we know that the failed “#Zuma Must Fall” campaign finds its origins from the DA.
The massive ZUMA MUST FALL banner erected in the corner of Buitenkant and Kloof Street in Cape Town, which has since been removed by foot soldiers of our revolution is another desperate attempts to delegitimise Peoples’ Power. It risks eroding our democratic values and replacing them with undemocratic practices similar to those of colonial-apartheid South Africa.
This campaign is an attack to the democratically elected government led by the African National Congress (ANC) as legitimised by the massive support of South Africans, the majority of which are black. It seeks to entrench “white supremacy" by the “rightwing-liberal forces who have not internalised our democracy and continue dreaming of a South African version of the “Arab Spring”. These forces dream of a social discord that could degenerate into lawlessness, thus directly attacking the State.
As we join the puzzle together, it is difficult to ignore a possibility of a collaboration of domestic and foreign hand, whose primary aim is to destabilise South Africa. These attempts target Cape Town, a capital of “White Supremacy” as an entry point of “Regime Change” agenda. In their wildest imaginations, the right-wing liberal forces dream of subverting the democratic outcomes that legitimised ANC as a Peoples’ Force and trusted ally against White Supremacy.
The gradual implant of social discord, through racism and emergence of faceless groupings in our country, require concrete analysis, particularly as huge funds are invested into these constructs for a sole purpose of “Regime Change”. It can, therefore, be argued that the “Zuma Must Fall” banner seeks to achieve two objectives, i.e. to “Undermine Democracy” and to “Entrench White Supremacy”, hence it's surfacing in the middle of the ugly scenes of racism, primary perpetuated by DA members.
This banner is a bold call for uprising and incitement of people to rise against the government and the State. It is a clear call for an undemocratic capture of the State, an agenda to undermine our democracy and reconciliation efforts. This is a reflection of anti-majoritarian forces that are becoming more offensive and confident in disrupting our democracy.
As we have long tolerated the injustices of our past and fully embraced reconciliation for the collective development of human kind, some refuse to be part of inclusive South Africa and continue to reject our gesture of reconciliation. South Africans from all walks of life must unite against these faceless forces, our unity as the People defeated the most inhumane system of institutionalised apartheid but never eradicated racism and white supremacy.
Our collective task is to consolidate and advance our democratic gains through peaceful means with a goal to liberate South Africa from white supremacy and racism. We must continue to defend our revolution and democratic gains, thus mobilising society against anyone who seeks to undermine our democracy. Our mobilisation must include a direct confrontation with individuals and their properties who seek to undermine democratic values of our country. Our intelligence structures must also remain vigilant to counter any threat the social stability of our country.
We, as the people must call upon the DA-led City of Cape Town, the Owners of the “Zuma Must Fall” building and the company responsible for the advertising space to stop undermining our collective intelligence. They must immediately provide Police with details of the people responsible for “Zuma Must Fall” banner and immediately remove any material from public places that seeks to incite violence under the disguise of our hard-won democratic rights, the Freedom of Speech.
Masonwabe Sokoyi SACP Western Cape Provincial Spokesperson and member of The Young Independents Community writes in his personal Capacity
