The call for the release of AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo by the Azanian People’s Organisation should be seen as part of the broader struggle by the liberation movement to defeat remnants of colonialism.
As a matter of policy, the English demoted all kings to the status of chiefs because as far as they were concerned, there was only one monarch: the English monarch. Traditional leaders who resisted colonialism were brutally murdered, and others dethroned and forced into banishment. One of those who suffered the barbarism of the British was King Hintsa, whose body was dismembered and his head taken as a trophy of colonial conquest to England.
If April 27 1994 was a real break with the past, the new political dispensation would have created a space for our traditional leaders. We all know that April 27 was, on many fronts, a false dawn. We did not get our land back from the descendants of colonialists. We did not get the wealth redistributed. We did not get the objectives of the cultural revolution we were all hoping for.
So, when King Dalindyebo was administering justice in an area that he believed was under his control, he found himself on the wrong side of the Roman-Dutch law. He was arrested and given a jail term. The country’s revered Constitution is explicit about protection of private property, including land. This means that if we were to use the Constitution as a guide, we should leave the current land ownership patterns as they are, where more than 70% of the land is owned by the white minority of less than 15%. There is no justification for this. And it is simply logical that the land question has to be addressed if we are to ensure the long-term stability of our country.
Unfortunately that's not how it happened,we need to do our own investigations before we really say something about this case.
I don't think Azapo would side with these, knowingly that APLA forces are still in jail, those are people who genuinely fought for the liberation of this country! Releasibg him is a political move!
ANC think ah the only one party who fight for the struggle,pac,azapo,sacp,ifp ect by when democracy was won it was all about ANC ANC Mandela was main actor
If CyrilRamaphosa pardons him or approves release I will then know for sure that there is no justice in South Africa for ordinary citizens if an 'elite' is involved in committing crime!!!
Uhm... that’s not how colonialism works. 🧐
What total and utter bullshit - here is a bully who had one of his people murdered because he could. Well this Savage should have been given 25 years not 12.He is a murderer and not above the law. If Ramaphosa pardons him for a few more ANC votes it will be a travesty of justice
It's amazing how people use emotions instead of engaging the merit of Azapo's argument. Why is the ANC government still allows the existence of Traditional governance when they cannot exercise their traditional rules and governance systems?
King Dalindyebo acted as administrator of law in these cases given his position, his decision were not correct to many . but so are the judge decisions in courts of law everyday
Man is distruptive !!! He needs peace to understand the status quo
When all else fails, blame Colonialism. Apartheid and the Race card has been overused....
Remnants of colonialism?
What a load of rubbish!
Without an appreciation of the African historical context I meant
The leader of AZAPO is historical spot on, a clear debate that takes historical into account is needed in SA.Eurocentrism can’t just be a golden standard with an appreciation of our African context
This is madness. Dalindyebo is responsible for the death of a man and other charges. Cutting edge did a documentary on his victims. They are black. Colonialism ingenaphi?! 🤷🏿♀️
If indeed AZAPO said what it is claimed then I shudder to think what will happen in an unlikely event that they are voted into power.
The criminal act the King is jailed for is seen as a political struggle against colonialism by the don't- forget-about-me political speck called Azapo! While there is a political struggle for better lives, there's a political stupidity for relevance.
Come on!! That’s really thin! He was found guilty of arson, assault and kidnapping. What the devil had this got to do with colonialism? Using this as an excuse for his vile behaviour!!?
What it was King Zwelithini?
Did the colonialists force this man to beat, kidnap, starve and steal from his subjects 🤔🤚🏿 GTFOH 🤚🏿🤚🏿
Sure.
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Nonsense the man is a criminal
That's why Azapo will forever remain a party only in IEC registration books. They are so confused
Nonsense.... Not the AZAPO I know.
No fuck that
An unelected traditional leader abuses and murders his own subjects, poor black folk, but his internment is a relict of colonialism. If this is the case, thank God for colonialism!
What kind of AZAPO is this. The AZAPO I know would hit give a sh*t about unelected and oppressive traditional leaders. I just withdrew my Gauteng provincial vote intended for AZAPO. Makhura, please tell Nzimande to remove the gantries...
EFFSouthAfrica will lead them all. Salute CIC for giving umhlahlandlela
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