|Sinudeity|

Ah, if not blaming apartheid, it will be blaming the distribution of wealth. And then when someone praises Julius, who deprived hundreds of millions of rands from the poor, then you know the commentator doesnt know what she is talking about.
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truthhurt

I hope your statement is genuine and its not just a stunt to increase sales, coz i hear your album is not doing that well!
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Ndele01

This is what happens when you put your friends in charge rather than persons who have the experience - from the President right down to the lowest levels of Government. Dancing with a gun doesn't mean you can lead a country. The gravy train is over. We can only blame ourselves.

We chose through our freedom and democracy to put the ruling party in charge. We chose Presidents with no, or low levels of knowledge and experience to improve the peoples lives.

Live with it or change your vote - it might however, be too late. The people want freedom but take no responsibility. Some are even so cowardly that they don't even vote ! (We choose Violence before the Vote).
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Youthof76

Hayi bo! Steve Biko has nothing to do with the Freedom Charter. In fact, Steve Biko is the proponent of aBlack Consciousness Movement which is an ideology of its own which runs parallel to the Charterists ideology. The Chaterists ideology is founded on basis the Freedom Charter.

Poverty levels may be high, I do not deny that but we need to be properly informed on the ideologies of our politics Dana and all the young aspirant politicians. You do not pluck a name and associate with the political ideology as you wish.

Political education will help those who are ready to be educated. For instance, Malema was given numerous advices by the ANC to receive political education. He ignored all the good advices because he thinks he comes from heaven and wants to erase history so that he makes his own. Shame!
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PhantomLimb

I think Simphiwe Dana should consider only singing from now on. Though I acknowledge the need for quality education I do not support the notion of a welfare country where everyone is too lazy to get off they backsides and do something with their lives because they are waiting on government grants. It will take generations upon generations of education and hard work to truly free us black people from the grip of poverty, not 18 years. The worst thing we can do for our nation is to panic and start supporting populist retards like Malema who have about as much interest in helping the poor as the do in washing their own laundry. Let's get the political situation right (stop voting for ANC) then address our challenges by priority and I tell you in 30 years we will all see a very significant improvement in the quality of life of regular South Africans.
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Papage

I think there is a need to revive Black Conscious Movement, ANC has lost direction. We need a better party to lead SA. I wish Zuma and his Ministers can listen to Simphiwe Dana. ANC need to stop and re focus. We can't affort to have individuals tearing the Country apart. What Juju and his followers are doing is not right for the Country, I see people fighting for things that could be solved in a correct manner, right now I hear he will be addressing Soldiers, what is that? It shows the revolution is just around the corner, before we know it people will be killing each other. Please ANC show us the way.
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Kwetja1206

lets commomorate and fight for economic freedom in our lifetime,and live the dream of Steve Biko...Viva
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Shredder

i love you Simphiwe
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MommaC

I have to wonder which Steve Biko Dana is talking about.

He would have been horrified by Malema and he couldn't stand the ANC. Not only that but (to my recollection) he didn't have anything to do with the Freedom Charter.
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Lungu

@Dana is your music career fading or what? Please leave politics to ppl who knows about them and stick to your music creativity not public stunts.
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Shredder

@Papage - I think there is a need to revive Black Conscious Movement, ANC has lost direction.
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Indeed there is a need to revive that movement, not only the ANC, but most of black people, especially the younger ones have lost the direction.
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candilious

Next thing you know Dana & Malema will be in front page supporting sharing wealth.Yet in another breathe she says he is no Biko some people neh
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Letanta

"It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realize that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality" Steve Biko. You spotted the truth and therefor Truth Hurts......
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ancnduntsu

How many Freedom Charters do we have? I thought it belonged to the multiple fractured(chaotic) anc. This nonsense of lamenting abt dead individuals is nauseating. May be the same Biko(she is lamenting abt) could have been corrupt today .Who knows.
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Mmaditopo

If Steve Biko is the same guy I have read about over the years, he is turning in his grave! I do not think that the "revolution" he and his comrades were fighting for is the same as the one which is happening in this country of ours..
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madimetsha

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|Sinudeity|

Anyways, change starts with you Dana. Start sharing your wealth with the poor.
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ThegirlNzima

So now everyone is going to sound as if they care about poor people.!If you do share your salaries with the poor. siyekeni tu!. you know nothing just shut up
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kolobe

there is no difference between biko, mandela and malema. even back then there were black cowards who didnt want to hear mandelas name like to we have some blacks hating malema. malema is powerful and not just sitting on his a$$, if you have an issue with him start your own organisation
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madimetsha

Steve Biko believed in mental decolonisation of Blacks and thats what he stood for.....blacks had to believe in our own, had to respect each other, currently we only respect the white man hence he still controlling us...the chains and colonisation was abolished, the mental one remains and its the saddest one...Example ,Blacks go to indian/white Drs, but he other races will never go to a black Dr.....its disgusting for Dana to use his name for her brand value increase........,.please focus on music and dont talk about what you dont know........
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madimetsha

Malema wants mines to be owned by goverment, so he can have access to the cash..........
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MorenaWaPolelo

I see Dana is actualy applying to perfom at Majunju's mine visits, what does she know about Biko's legacy or ideology eish foools
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Chichi7

Wealth redistribution? To who? People that have working hard for it or the majority that lie on their backs and find nothing but blame to others and not themselves.
People need to stop this business of stretching a hand to receive and learn to toil for every penny they earn.
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LostGuy

Sinudeity|
Anyways, change starts with you Dana. Start sharing your wealth with the poor
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anything to protect the apartheid legacy DAna nevert accumulated unfairly dude, never k..ll blaks to get where she is now which we can say less about your race people.
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siya0505

Who does she think she is? go back and sleep with married men....
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Ment'o

Simphiwe, true african princess, few individuals use their talent to promote whats good, even if you dont sell sweety history will tell of your true african mind, free from western thoughts. Biko's legacy is not the only on that is being failed but all those who died for liberation of africa, not only socially but economically. Nationalisation is what the haven did from creation.
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MommaC
I have to wonder which Steve Biko Dana is talking about.

He would have been horrified by Malema and he couldn't stand the ANC. Not only that but (to my recollection) he didn't have anything to do with the Freedom Charter.
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Spot on Momma

With all due respects to my favorite musician, but she is talking Bolockss...

Biko was about self determination and and self love....not Free this and free that.
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Makhosini0408

Morning All

Ignorance is bliss, Ms Dana. Thank you for trying though.

The Apartheid regime robbed us great thinkers and philosophers. That is why we have clowns in our polotical arena as it is referred to, today.

Robert Sobukwe, Steve Biko and Chris Hani were great sons od the soil. Lest we forget.
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MorenaWaPolelo

mbondo
@Sinudeity
Whether you like it or not , apartheid will be blamed forever till kingdom comes. You booers will never get away with this . Even this day Jews are still blaming Germans for their suffering, why should n't we blacks? African Americans like Louis Farrakhan and others are still blaming slavery. Let me tell you booer boy , the Jews are still sending their kids to all former camps in Poland to learn their history of their fore-fathers of what happened to them during world war 2. You want us to forget and forgive damn you boy expect to be k illed.
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PAPARAZ

music or no music, you have an inherent right to say what you like Dana. Those who are against you are also allowed to say what they like. the Batho Pele principles applies in that regard. been a musician does not mean that you must be myopic. you have a freedom of expression as emphatically stated in the Act 108 of 1996 ( constitution).

I go with your word. Julias is one of the revolutionaries voicing the concerns of the poor. the million dollar question is where do politicians get the money to survive. it is not Julias Malema who benifited from the structure of the ANC only, think about the big headed so called president who want to turn Nkandla Village into a New York City while the masses are suffering. Aag man???
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JazzMandaba

I am glad Simphiwe that you admire and respect Steve Biko.Yes you are right Biko fought for what he believed on and did so with resect for others. But I think you seem to be loosing it when you start comparing him with Julius Malema. Number one Julius is just a loose canon who is being manipulated by certain individuals for their own benefits and Biko would not have been used.Please my sister dont make me to loose respect for you.
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jnrb

Dana, if government can't even put text books in schools in Limpopo how will it alleviate poverty? Your answer will be "take from the haves and give it to the have nots". Investors will not invest in an economy that doesn't safeguard ownership of assets. You will see companies like Coca Cola, MTN etc pull out of SA quickly and they will rather invest offshore where their investments are safe. That will destroy millions of jobs and then POVERTY will be on a scale like you have never seen. (By the way I think you are just trying to be controversial to draw attention.)
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THEmadame2B-BBEE

@Polelopoint taken,

but see what is happening with the Jews they are not reproducing themselves or rather the same generation that let Hitler mutate them, instead they educate themselves to consciountise the current generation that they must build a strong foundation in case the next Hitler comes they are ready to attack, instead with my Fellow black ppl, were we find someone who grew up in a shack will produce another offspring that will raise his/her kids again in a shack and the cycle continues................

From yours sincerely greatest scholar in the making

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swona

Zuma is even criticised by kids, thats how useless he is, hope he nominate someone to take over and go to Nkandla and enjoy his pension!
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truthhurt

MommaC
I have to wonder which Steve Biko Dana is talking about.

He would have been horrified by Malema and he couldn't stand the ANC. Not only that but (to my recollection) he didn't have anything to do with the Freedom Charter.
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Girl, you sure know your story neh?

Maybe you should have your own political party, you can call it T.R.C (Truth and Reconciliation Congress) What do you think?
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THEmadame2B-BBEE

and see the thing with poverty is difficult to define, what will relief people from poverty in Limpopo can be different from someone in GP, in depends on the necessity, let’s go to Limpopo, where there are few shacks people have land to build houses and have title deeds, but as for others who stay in shack is because they do not have the land as their so the level of poverty differs,
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Pitso.MCCMA.SAFA

When politic is entertained by musicians someone will be fired from president seat. Zahara we also need your imputs for address the apperent crisis of political leadership. If you are in DA side please come out clear. I cant wait to smash your album I bought. We need musicians who know when to say enough is enough Zuma
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MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

@Dana, Biko and Malema in one sentence that is BAAADDDDDDDDDD

The teachings of Biko were for Blacks to be proud of who they are and he also was not anti white.

BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL...........





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Pitso.MCCMA.SAFA

Zahara it is not enough to say Mthwalo wami uya ndisinda. We dont want codes here. Say it clear Zuma uya ndisinda.
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Borokzin

"Malema is making the right noises that relate to one aspect of Biko's philosophy - wealth redistribution.

He accumulated a lot of money for himself and shares that with no one except with his Granny in Seshego. He is dead silent regarding the critical situation of Stationery and Textbooks in Limpopo yet he "passionately" talks about issues in the mines. He demolished his R3m house in Sandton nogal in order to built another one. He drives around in a Land Rover Sport worth R1,2m. Simphiwe give us proof where Malema shared or distributed wealth - The Right Noises bear no testimony to any Deed and will to address the poverty we all witness. Have You ever shared anything with those in need or are you just talking in order to get attention.
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mesip

Well said Ms Dana, well said. Biko was too ahead in his thinking. Our ordinary citizens & the leaders in government are still finding it hard to grasp what Biko was promoting. If they did, the government, instead of dishing out grants left, right & centre, would implement infrastructures that enable realization of talents that our citizens are so abundantly blessed with. I HATE THESE GRANTS WITH ALL MY HEART as they have reduced our people into IMBECILES. How is the future generation going to man the New Growth Path if quality education is not made a priority in this country??? Remember getting a 30% means you have passed the said subject!!!! WHAT UTTER RUBBISH
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ThirdEye

It a pitty that she now understand Malema, why she was silent all along?
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|Sinudeity|

Of course Julius is in favour of wealth distribution. He wants to take from the rich, and keep for himself. So far with the millions of rands that he's 'redistributed' from the province of Limpopo, he has built the poor folks a church...
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Moffdat

If Biko was alive now the press would be protraying him as another 'phat cat' and you people would be eating it up.
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LePaula

Well said sister, Biko will be disgusted if he could wake and see the kind of leaders we have.

As if Limpopo text book saga was enough, there come Marikana, blacks mowed down by their own, just because they want to earn a living, not to own mines. Unemployment is too high, education is in tarters, yet you have only a bunch of the haves at the expence of have nots

Its a tragedy, but Biko was not like Malema, though he echoes some Biko views.

Thanks Sister soldier on, what you said makes sense to a lot of us, especially conscious ones, pity we still have lots of white brainwashed blacks in RSA
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MmaSeshego

Why is she still given the platform to speak about the political scene?
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ntiki

Gwede is going to tell the nation not to buy your music whatch your tone girl.
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Kgaitsedi-ya-Genaro

She is relating to Steve Biko no wonder she's campaigning so hard for her uncle. Sistas pls proceed with your singing career and leave politics to experts. For record do something about your looks coz you really look like my great grandma if not my granny.
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Skopokopo

My mom loves her mina i dont. She loves a track callled Zandisile, i know why!!
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Moffdat

THEmadame2B-BBEE
ah Moffo point taken my genius, my all, my one and only, my skat, my only choclate d!ck, that’s the reason y I admire you your sense of thinking
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Making be blush is not a good look on this copper coloured brother. Now i look like turkish delight!
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MissObsever

Oh my goodness; there goes this hyporcrite again. I know that none of us is perfect by this lady has a tendency of making noise about social ills that take place in our country but she leads an unethical and immoral life herself. What happened to the marriage that tried to wreck right after you had condemned Zille on Twitter. Remove the plank in your own eye mama.
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Man-of-the-match-10111

word, Siphiwe Dana is not a wanna be, the truth hurts and more ppl will get hurt in the coming years. Economic freedom is the mandate, we're not going to sit back and let rich get richer and justify it by saying South Africa will go down like Zimbabwe, the majority need to take the bull by its horns - like we toppled apartheid we can do it with the mines. the thing is the rich are afraid that they will be losing their big fat salaries.
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Siphe15

Ooh no I cannot believe you can compare Biko with Malema. Malema is nothing at all compared to comrade Biko please and please Dana get your facts straight. Malema is a liar he just know how to push the right buttons to be noticed(political gain) by those who know nothing what ANC has fought for. Phansi ngoMalema pathetic liar!
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Honeybadger

another cause of poverty is SA is irresponsible breeding which you seem to be practicing very well. I remain a fan of your music though just dont like how you carry your self
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Jozi40

State of emergency nyani i see another Tunisia revolt u Vavi is correct
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Honeybadger

Jozi40
State of emergency nyani i see another Tunisia revolt u Vavi is correct
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that is exactly what this country and some of its neighbours need
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mhlupheki

Steve Biko and freedom charter. does it make sense sisi, please check your facts. anyone who wants to play goes to the poor, this shows they are more vulnerable
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MGEEZ

According to Dana, expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema was one of the few politicians who represented what Biko stood for.
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I respectfully disagree with Simphiwe Dana, Malema represents nothing but his belly!!! He needs the masses because they are the ticket to the power he so desires!!! This country is better off without Malema.
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9janavy

I was starting to agree with her until she mentioned "Welfare Grant" and "Malema". Sorry sisi if you are promoting a welfare state and insinuating that Malema means well then you better change the type of pot you are smoking because it is really fxcking up your brain.You should Google Idi Admin before you start praising Malema!
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MGEEZ

@mhlupheki
Steve Biko and freedom charter. does it make sense sisi, please check your facts.
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Indeed Biko knows nothing about the Freedom Charter!!! So if Dana said this statement then effectively she does not know what she is talking about!!!
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Mkabayi-kaJama

mbondo
@Sinudeity
Whether you like it or not , apartheid will be blamed forever till kingdom comes. You booers will never get away with this . Even this day Jews are still blaming Germans for their suffering, why should n't we blacks? African Americans like Louis Farrakhan and others are still blaming slavery. Let me tell you booer boy , the Jews are still sending their kids to all former camps in Poland to learn their history of their fore-fathers of what happened to them during world war 2. You want us to forget and forgive damn you boy expect to be k illed.
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Well said @mbondo. White people are trying to cover up aparteid and its sins.
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paracute

Eish! yena o bolela theresho, e fela melomo ya gagwe eka fetsa Tosi ya zum buck
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Youthof76
Hayi bo! Steve Biko has nothing to do with the Freedom Charter. In fact, Steve Biko is the proponent of aBlack Consciousness Movement which is an ideology of its own which runs parallel to the Charterists ideology. The Chaterists ideology is founded on basis the Freedom Charter.

Poverty levels may be high, I do not deny that but we need to be properly informed on the ideologies of our politics Dana and all the young aspirant politicians. You do not pluck a name and associate with the political ideology as you wish.

Political education will help those who are ready to be educated. For instance, Malema was given numerous advices by the ANC to receive political education. He ignored all the good advices because he thinks he comes from heaven and wants to erase history so that he makes his own. Shame!
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Aha...Someone with some sense, experience and first hand knowledge of the past. What does Dana know of such things?
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|Sinudeity|

mbondo - The difference is, the Jews remember the tragedies of the holocaust. They dont blame everything for it though. When was the last time you heard a Jewish dude blame the Germans for anything?

Here, dude fails his matric exam, he blames apartheid. And on and on the story goes. And nobody takes responsibility, because you can just blame apartheid.

The Afrik@ners were also put into concentration camps, did you know this? When was the last time you heard an Afrikaans dude blame the British?
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|Sinudeity|

mbondo - 28,000 Afrikaans women and children DIED in British concentration camps. FOUR TIMES more people than what were killed in 40 years of apartheid. Spot the difference though, the whiners are struggling and poor, and those that just put their nose down and plough, control the country.
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M'Lungu

Eish! Lungu this is not nice! Most people in da Banana Republic knows f@kol about politics, least of all the Limpopo Woodworking Loafer - who is enjoying the political limelight and in the process creating even more chaos in the mining world - he is doing bugger-all for redutribution of wealth - just feeding his own funny fat body whilst others starve - Steve Biko is probably the second greatest man this counrty has seen after Madiba - guys let's not even try to discredit this great man!
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Mgaraji

@ Makhosini0408: Robert Sobukwe, Steve Biko and Chris Hani were great sons od the soil. Lest we forget.
I am noting that all the great leaders mentioned are Xhosa you & Dana are referring to in your article, tendency among Xhosa analysts & academia. You hardly hear Xhosa speaking person praising Moroka, Makgatho, Mahabane, Gumede as great leaders and yet Zuma is accused of tribalism.
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Mndende

There is nothing like equal sharing of wealth! Go to Tanzania to see for yourselves how messed up it is there. 2 women are born on the same day one gives birth to 10 children and is unemployed and the other choosed education and gets a good job how do you force these people to be equal? Economics doesnot lie when it says the resources are limited and the wants are not! Simphiwe you are lost. The Freedom Charter is only good on paper but unrealistic!!!! Thanks Lungu she should stick to music!!!
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lebseb

you can say whatever u like or google abt yr culture but the fact remains, APARTHEID will always be blamed
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P4T

@ Sowetan why eat comments now? ungu John Voster turned JZ nawe?
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|Sinudeity|

lebseb - Yeah, we know. Incompetent people will always try and blame someone else for their own incompetence.
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LostGuy - What are you talking about? More white people have been killed by black people than apartheid could in 40 years. More wealth has been stolen by the ANC corrupt people than the apartheid government ever could. So why are you still poor?
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@ |Sinudeity|

Lol - He is still poor because it is his choice to remain so...vote anc, vote for poverty! Eish this democracy is a wonderful thing hey
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Makhosini0408

Mgaraji
@ Makhosini0408: Robert Sobukwe, Steve Biko and Chris Hani were great sons od the soil. Lest we forget.
I am noting that all the great leaders mentioned are Xhosa you & Dana are referring to in your article, tendency among Xhosa analysts & academia. You hardly hear Xhosa speaking person praising Moroka, Makgatho, Mahabane, Gumede as great leaders and yet Zuma is accused of tribalism.
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I am lost for words, for once. How did you arrive by the way to the conclusion that I am Xhosa and why is that an issue in the first place in 2012? I am a proud South African, period. Please do not play the tribalism card in my face.
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lebseb

Sin

apartheid mind as always, u think all yr comments are better than others, u can respond to all our comments but let me tell u something, ur are no better jy praat kak each and everytime
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lebseb - My "white superiority" again? The problem is, you just dont want to hear the truth. You want to hear how incompetence and corruption is not your fault. Its the white mans fault that textbooks never got delivered to Limpopo etc.

Truth is, with a mindset like that, you will always be inferior.
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paracute

will you guys ever remember Terror Lekota?

1. Premier of Free State = failed
2. Minister of Deffence = failed
3. ANC National Chairperson = failed

So many portfolios given to the guy and failed, why? because he can't COPE with anything but just making noise at the parliament. Lo mdal' u n' uMsindo man

Magents! Let us remember the likes of Comrade Alfred Nzo the first minister of International Relations the poor guy is never remembered at all. Why?
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Honeybadger

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Hey Sin whats with the kappies?
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|Sinudeity|

Honeybadger - Its the high wall that I built to protect myself from the strikers :P
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Phuphethakatha

Simphiwe Dana forgets that Steve Biko was not the only leader in BCM. Dana must observe what the likes of Barney Pityana and Mamphele Ramphele are doing and she'll have a clue what Steve Biko would be doing. I respect Dana as a musician and not as anything else!
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Phuphethakatha

@ancnduntsu
How many Freedom Charters do we have? I thought it belonged to the multiple fractured(chaotic) anc. This nonsense of lamenting abt dead individuals is nauseating. May be the same Biko(she is lamenting abt) could have been corrupt today .Who knows.
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Thank you! You are spot on!!!
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cornelius

Biko's dream of restoring the pride of bl.ack people should in my opinion be the dream that drives us all, even the wh.ites, but the question that is not often asked is, what is meant by " black pride" ? I believe that Biko meant personal pride, self esteem of black people in general, to get rid of feelings of inferiority .Surely no - one can be proud if you have corrupt and inefficient leaders. So the first step to black pride must surely to start electing people on the basis that they are honourable, intelligent and efficient.

It is obvious that the restoration of black pride requires alleviatioon of poverty. But how is this to be achieved ? Is there pride to be had in following a self absorbed, uncouth, dishonest, populist like Julius Malema who is misleading people with promises of a quick fix nationalisation solution, who runs around whipping up racial tension, or should the pride come from education, hard work, application, and the use of AA policies to expedite the process ? Wealth must be created, and it can only be done by growth friendly economic policies. Before the cake can be cut equitably, someone must be enable to bake the cake.
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Dzel

"Malema is making the right noises that relate to one aspect of Biko's philosophy - wealth redistribution.
"But he is no Biko”
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As much as you are no politician Ms Dana.

Whilst I have no doubt her heart is in the right place Simphiwe tends to be a hard-line, extreme left pseudo politician; extreme left politics are littered with racial segregation and identify whites as the enemy of the people, the politics are borderline and based on division rather than unity. The philosophies are dangerous and out of place in a country with as much diversity as ours.

She too misunderstands what Biko stood for, what black consciousness is about. BCM is about black people being self-reliant and understanding that your blackness is not a handicap. Biko teaches that we as black people can be as successful and as prosperous as Indians are, as whites are. His politics need to be understood in the context he articulated his views. This was a time pre-1976 when apartheid was entrenched even in schools were white kids were taught blacks were inferior our hair and features used as evidence to support this. Biko’s message was we are as good and can be as successful given an opportunity.

Biko never taught hate or racial division, to say Malema is the best thing to Biko is indicative of someone who misses the point completely and projects their own thinking and using BCM tenants to support their views. We need to create a country where we live side-by-side in harmony but requires sacrifice from all of us.

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Phuphethakatha

@Mgaraji
@ Makhosini0408: Robert Sobukwe, Steve Biko and Chris Hani were great sons od the soil. Lest we forget.
I am noting that all the great leaders mentioned are Xhosa you & Dana are referring to in your article, tendency among Xhosa analysts & academia. You hardly hear Xhosa speaking person praising Moroka, Makgatho, Mahabane, Gumede as great leaders and yet Zuma is accused of tribalism.
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So who do non-Xhosa speaking analysts, academia etc mention?
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Dzel

Papage,

I think there is a need to revive Black Conscious Movement, ANC has lost direction
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BCM is a dangerous ideology in the hands of those who don’t understand it as it is easy to twist it around and use it as an instrument for perpetuating hate. BCM is about self-improvement, not oppression of others. It is doing and being the best you can be because you are not limited in any way. The opposite of BCM is the bell-curve theory that says blacks are inherently inferior and that is what BCM seeks to address.

Dana is coming with her Std 2 politics and misses the point completely, reading her political views it became obvious what her interpretation of BCM is though one could see what influenced her beliefs.

BTW BCM has never been an ANC ideology; AZAPO was and still is the proponent of BCM.

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Dzel

Wow! I am impressed cornelius, your assessment is spot on.

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dipi

Simphiwe you are trying to make a point but you fail to admit that we cant keep on blaming apartheid. We all know that our black leaders are corrupt and they are crippling our economy by enriching themselves and their friends, so the minority is still ruling the majority but this time the rich minority are black people. Julius is also one of them, i will never support any leader that preaches violence because at the end of the day it is not him that goes to war but our own kids. so let us stop using other people for our own gains.
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MOKOPANEDUDE

Biko's political ideology could have being changed like all politician who saw money and forgot where they come from,money is money these why in America their governor most are rich,they avoid poor who gonna fill their pocket with money b4 developing their region,Simphiwe do what u do best,just sing my sister comparing Malema and Steve Biko insult
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Right-Back-Khumalo

Aparteid deserves all the blame it can get. It did enough demage to us...
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Risen4romthedead

"I'm sure there are many Bikos in South Africa today. They do things quietly, and some should really stand up and lead us."
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What has she done in her community?change begins with you!
Stop smoking too much zol....
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Cheif

I gree with you Dana, witht he exception of the Malemas. To the so called idiologist, you all are talkin BS. A hungry mother and a child in a village, a menstanding on the streets begging for food, doesnt give s***t about the idiology. People need jobs and the likes of zuma and the zwelithini's do give a damn about evryone else.

Politica education is BS, we dont need polical education to realise that this peoor is geting poorer.

Zuma believes that service delivery is exception in SA. That tell you that there is something wrong. He is oblivious of reality
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mqondiso

is she aware that the Biko did not support woman to wear make-up nad maskaras, like she did
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|Sinudeity|

Cheif - Nor do you need an education to fix the poverty. Because you can simply blame it on the poor, continue business and usual, and continue not giving a damn about the poor.
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cornelius

@Dzel - I know.

The problem is that the populist version of BC is so much easier to sell. There is hard work for people like you and other bl.ack intellectuals.
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Cl!ck-

Dana looks high on 95 Unleaded petrol.. She failed a drug test.. What does she know about politics??

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Phuphethakatha

This Dana woman must be planting her own weed that she's keeps smoking. Eastern Cape police must check her garden in the countryside. She once said "isiZulu must be the only language of communication throughout Southern Africa" and I was dumbfounded. She's always high, for free!
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The_Only_1

It is very important that Simphiwe Dana must go back to school and understand the social behavior and life in general. I aknowledge her freedom of expression; however there are specific exclusions that form 'party' to those rights. Firstly, Steve Biko never had a Charter as he spent his entire life working for the ANC and fighting for freedom up until he was framed and killed by apartheid government; including those medical doctors who were used as Agents. Even the views that were expressed by utata Mandela are not his views; rather or perhaps were the views of the ANC.If the ANC as a 'Company' later decided to change the freedom charter as the Policy through Policy Positions, then that will mean the new charter superceides the old charter and the old one becomes null and void. According to my knowledge the charter has been practised as was mooted in 1942. Its Only former President of the youth league; Julius Malema " herein after referred to as My President"who has been proposing changes known as - " Econonomic Freedom in our lifetime'; My President is The_Only_1 who came up with proposals after the charter was mooted in 1942 and also challenged the issues of land restitution.
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Phathuza

Malema nad Mbalula are not like Biko they want to control the ANC

Biko was not staying in Sandton
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californiaqueen

SIMPHIWE, u can not wait for another Steve Biko to lead you, take a stand and show them what leadership is. bring the style and stop hoping for someone to come and lead you
I can see you and Malema see eye to eye, is he your friend

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somaartakeit

Dana, FINALLY!! you took away your focus from the president's zoei and are now begining to talk about stuff that real speak to the core of our nation.

now that you have a bit of focus and some concentration, please know that, the ONLY way proven the world for citizens to uplift themselves from poverty is .....wait for it....EDUCATION without Biko's freedom charter as you now call it, will NEVER materialise, now can you please ask both blade and angie why is SA's education going to the dogs and what are they doing to remedy this horrid situation.

On a personal note, kindly refrain from using dark colours for your smokey eyes make-up, it doesn't suit you it makes you look like you have not had a sleep for months.
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skwamasamabele

Well, Bantubonke Biko will still be struggling today, for Black Emancipation. Even the press were all for Black Conciousness Movement (and attended the Black People's Convention) and knew that Bantubonke had a realistic vision. I mean, you take Malcom X and mix him with Hussein Obama, you end up with Bantubonke. A true 'Motherland African' Son
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seutullamakunutu

What ?!!!!!!
She smokes nyaope this one
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MommaC

The_Only_1

LOL
She isn't the only one. Your grasp of history is just awful.
Steve Biko was NEVER a member of the ANC. In fact, it has always been believed that the government got hold of him because they were tipped off by the ANC as to his whereabouts. Why do you think we hear so little about the great Biko? It is because the ANC hated him.
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