PHUTI MOSOMANE
THE ANC’s 55th national conference has resolved to tackle racism “head on”, insisting there was no place for any kind of discrimination against anyone.
ANC head of Strategy and Tactics commission, David Makhura, told the media on Thursday that the issue of institutional racism – 28 years into the new dispensation – remains one of the biggest challenges facing post-apartheid South Africa.
Despite the country evolving from a dark past of separate development, incidents of racism and discrimination are still prevalent in many South African communities, including corporate organisations, sports and even in the education system.
South Africa is struggling not only with structural racism, but also with individualised or “personal” intolerances.
“We can’t tolerate racism, but we can’t discuss specific measures like legislation to stop it. This will be left to government.”
Makhura was addressing the media following discussions at the second leg of the 55th National Conference
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