By Johnathan Paoli
The Economic Freedom Fighters have rejected Reconciliation Day as a compromise rooted in cowardice and a reflection of the betrayal of Black South Africans to white supremacy.
EFF spokesperson and newly appointed deputy general secretary Leigh-Ann Mathys said on Monday that despite being touted as a unifying moment for the nation, it remained a reminder of the failed transformation of the legacies of the past.
“This day has been repurposed as a weak, symbolic gesture of reconciliation, one that erases the ongoing pain and struggle of the oppressed majority while sanitising the legacy of Afrikaner nationalism,” Mathys said.
She described the celebration of reconciliation as illustrating the African National Congress’ transformative failures and willingness to cooperate with the benefactors of apartheid.
Mathys highlighted the entrenched dominance of Afrikaans within the educational landscape, as well as legislative protections for white privilege.
She said the so-called reconciliation project was nothing more than a facade.
“The ANC has abandoned its revolutionary duty to dismantle the structural legacy of apartheid, trading it instead for political power sustained by alliance with white supremacy,” Mathys said.
Structures from the SA Communist Party celebrated the day as the founding anniversary of the paramilitary wing, Umkhonto weSizwe.
Young Communist League Gauteng co-ordinator Jan Nabane led a delegation on a visit to traditional leader Lucas Mahlangu, brother of the late MK operative Solomon Mahlangu.
Meanwhile, the uMhkonto weSizwe Party (MKP) was set to host a gala dinner at the Olive Convention Centre in Durban on Monday night, aiming to celebrate the party’s achievement and raise funds.
The party described the dinner as commemorating the journey of the struggle for liberation.
“This celebration is more than an event; it is a moment to honour our shared legacy and pave the way for future success,” the office of the secretary-general stated.
Prices ranged from R25,000 for individual tickets to R2 million for “The Platinum Spear Table” and proximity to party leader and former president Jacob Zuma.
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