We’re all South Africans – regardless of colour

No one should be made to feel more South African than another, writes Gram Chigura.

The government of the day should calculate its steps in its endeavours to equally share the national resources among people, without creating cracks along racial and tribal lines.

I concur with Mosiuoa Lekota, when he questions the divisive “them and us” rhetoric every time land redistribution is mentioned by those in positions of power.

In as much as there is a need for an equal distribution of wealth, every effort must be applied to make sure that the unity Madiba worked so hard to foster is preserved at every turn that we make.

Government should take a stand against discriminating against anyone as it implements steps to redress the imbalances existing in the distribution of resources.

No one should be made to feel more South African than another. We are reminded of that by the famous words of Mandela that he was fighting against all forms of discrimination that sought to make whites or blacks dominate one another.

But why is the government of the day travelling along the very same trajectory that Mandela and his comrades fought so hard to dismantle?

Lekota, being one of the remnants of that golden generation of liberators, is right to point out that government programmes should not be contaminated with any form of discrimination against anyone, otherwise the approach will lead to a fragmentation of the unity that other people shed their blood, sweat and tears to build.

No one should be referred to as “our people” and, if anything, resources should only be given to those in need, regardless of the colour of their skin or ethnic backgrounds.