Mainstream media mutes Pan-Africanist voices
Oct 25, 2020
4 minutes
SANDILE MEMELA
A PAN-Africanist voice in the media is taboo.
There is no large anthology of serial letter writer Sam Ditshego today.
There will not be any in the future – unless he left manuscripts of his writing.
When a black columnist and journalist writes about South Africa today, they usually situate the discussions within a positive Rainbow Nation building framework.
To do this effectively, they must neither promote Pan-Africanism nor mention the thorny land question.
However, as a columnist or writer, you are encouraged and given space to write and speak about the Pan African Congress disunity and or the infighting in the ANC. You can
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