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The land question in SA is a historical and emotive issue, which touches the very existence of black people. The persisting legacy of the wars of dispossession and conquest in the 18th and 19th centuries culminating in the 1913 Land Act, which confined 87% of the population to 13% of the land still lives with us today.
The article “BCM vows to get tough on rowdy behaviour” on December 16 refers. It is music to my ears as I look to BCM to punitively apply its bylaws. On December 8, I strolled down to Eastern Beach with my foreigner friend to get him to enjoy our amenities. What we saw was an eyesore. The beach area including the rocky embankment was littered with broken bottles, plastic and other man-made debris.
The ANC government should consider working with opposition parties such as the DA. This can take some form of government of national unity. The DA, for instance, has a number of people who have the requisite skills and knowledge needed in running some key pillars of the state. The fusion will motivate every individual towards nation building and reconciliation, which in turn is important in turning the economy around.
READER LETTER | Appointing Ngcukaitobi as acting high court judge, a proud milestone By Dispatch Reader - 09 May 2021 Ewe, le ntokakadeyintoyaloonto. Thina, ntozaziyo, asothukanganto (what has happened did not come as a surprise). .. This article is free to read if you register or sign in. If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.
READER LETTER | Process of changing Grahamstown’s name flawed By Dispatch Reader - 28 February 2021 Name-changing is still an emotive and highly-contested issue in SA. .. This article is free to read if you register or sign in. If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.