SHATTERING THE DREAM

those lofty dreams
that spirit of pan africanism
this major set back
fiery fires of xenophobia
hear the wailing african children

south africa see the shame
the scorn is upon you
whose song is this you sing
what became of the rainbow
today the colour red only

the deep respect for colonial borders
what has become of the african renaissance
what wiry, ghoulish hand is this
the primeval beast devouring us
turning dreams into nightmares


i am nauseated by the xenophobic attacks that are perpetrated on the so-called foreigners by some south africans.

these xenophobic attacks are a major blemish on the whole of south africa.i wonder how south africa will clean its soiled image.its image has taken a serious battering through the senseless attacks on the so-called foreigners.

i say 'so- called foreigners' because i do not believe that i am a foreigner in any country in africa.my thinking is simple.the borders that we so tenaciously cling to are a foreign creation.in case some south africans do not know this let me say it clearly.our fore parents were not consulted when the looters' conference was held in berlin , germany in 1884!

zimbabwe and south africa are merely divided by a river called the limpopo.it is as simple as that!we have social,cultural,economic,political,geographical ties that are somewhat unbreakable despite the despicable and nauseating xenophobic attacks we are currently witnessing.

when south africa was under stinking, oppressive apartheid rule there were many who fled from persecution at the hands of the brutal and subhuman regime.those that fled to neighbouring countries like zimbabwe,zambia,mozambique were given refuge.this is a fact and not fiction.ask thabo mbeki himself .

i write this out of righteous indignation.the madness must simply stop.the plotters must be snuffed out and dealt with accordingly.the attacks are not at all spontaneous.they are well calculated and very well sponsored.the attackers are merely pawns in a dangerous game they remotely understand.they have lived with the so-called foreigners for many years and peacefully.the disadvantages have been with south africans for a long time. the xenophobic attacks are a new phenomenon with a hidden agenda.

divide and rule the africans.show them that they cannot tolerate their own kith and kin from elsewhere on the continent.maybe take the world cup from them for they are worse than beasts!

south africans wake up and smell the coffee!