Friday, May 13, 2005

Cape Town not black enough for its own good?

Of late South African news sources such as the Mail & Guardian have displayed a certain anti-Cape Town bias, alleging that the city stubbornly refuses to accept the norms of post-Apartheid transformation. Even the mayor alleged this recently.

Being a Capey, I am saddened by this perception. I also think it sits uncomfortably with Cape Town's past as something of a liberal outpost in SA. Actual evidence of the city's inhabitants adopting a reactionary attitude to transformation has so far evaded my radar. One wonders whether the true criticism is that Cape Town is just not black enough, being the only city in SA where blacks are not the majority. This is what Max du Preez seems to be saying .

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