July 29, 2009 - 7:23am -- Anonymous Comrade (not verified)
South Africa: A Cry for Deep Structural Change
Imraan Buccus
The protests that have swept the country are a demand for an end to the contempt of the ruling elites for the poor. Our country is burning, and the leading lights in the new cabinet are out shopping for expensive cars. The long-standing disconnect between the political class and ordinary people has become a chasm.
The rebellions have made it abundantly clear that we cannot go on as before.