30/06/2026
Tonight, I sit with a heavy heart.
Like many of you, I’ve been watching everything unfolding the last couple of days. I’ve watched the videos, read the stories, and waited to see what today would bring.
And I can’t help but ask…
Have some of us forgotten our humanity, South Africa?
There is a way to do things, and then there is the humane way of doing things. Have we, as a nation, forgotten the difference?
Are we really chasing people out of our country with violence, without a second thought for the mother holding her baby? For people who have lived here for 20 years or more? For people whose only “crime” is not having South African citizenship?
And before you come at me, hear me out.
I’m not saying we should open our borders or ignore the struggles of our own people. Unemployment is high. Housing is a crisis. Communities are frustrated. I understand that. Our people are angry!
But who is truly responsible for where we find ourselves today? Is it ordinary people trying to survive? Or does that responsibility lie with those who have been entrusted to plan, govern and lead this country?
We absolutely have the right to demand that our laws are enforced. But we should never allow frustration and anger to rob us of our humanity.
Hold our leaders accountable. Demand better. Demand lawful action. But never lose your humanity in the process.
Remember who you are, South Africa.
We are a nation that has endured hardship, fought for justice, and shown the world what reconciliation can look like. Let us not become a people who answer one injustice with another.
“The true measure of a nation is not how loudly it demands justice, but how humanely it delivers it.”
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