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Phumzile Van Damme
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I am a grandchild of Ethan Mayisela of Alexandra.
A grandchild of Phumzile Khumalo of Dannahauser.
A granddaughter of Vuyiswa Msomi of Umlazi.
A granddaughter of Ephraim Masuku of ESwatini.

I am proud of my heritage & the blood the courses through my veins.

#HeritageDay
Photos by AM Duggan-Cronin of Zulu women in the early 1900s
Portraits of AmaXhosa by AM Duggans-Cronin
emaSwati in the 1920s photographed by Owen Rowe O’Neil. #HeritageDay
AmaNdebele photographed by Constance Stuart Larrabee in the 1930s #HeritageDay
BaPedi in the 1800s (photographer unknown) #HeritageDay
VaTsonga. First two photos by Alfred Duggan-Cronin, the rest unknown. #HeritageDay
VhaVenda in the 1920s photographed by Alfred Duggan-Cronin #HeritageDay
Litographs of BaTswana in the 1800s (struggled to find photos from the era) - artists unknown #HeritageDay
Basotho in the 1940s - Constance Stuart Larrabee #HeritageDay
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Phumzile Van Damme
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1. I have received no official correspondence from the party stating I have been charged.
2. I was verbally informed that there will be an investigation to determine whether I should be charged.
3. It is unfortunate that this is the route that has been chosen, but here we have it
I must now be disciplined as per correspondence by @GhalebCachalia which is quoted verbatim in the Rapport. That sure is mighty interesting.
But here’s the thing: I will not be the sacrificed at the altar to appease some people and in the quest for votes. Sir, Ma’am, no. So, in a nutshell: makunyiwe macala.
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So I said I will leave the matter of the people with the purple cows, but I feel the need to explain why I took on the fight. Some people have said I should have just ignored it. I couldn’t. There are two reasons. I’ll explain the first and the second some other time. A thread.
I saw this issue as bigger than just myself. It was about how black people, and women in particular, in the workplaces, everywhere in fact are expected to be quiet. Docile. Don’t upset the status quo. Tip-toe. Not have opinions of their own. Not to shine too bright & intimidate.
I dared shine too bright. I worked hard in Parly, earned my tiger stripes. I was recognised for my worked. I dared have an opinion & bravely challenge what I believed was wrong. I was dangerous. Confusing. What was I planning? How dare I? What would come next? Silence her!
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First of all, that AA appointments are to blame for the Eskom crisis is racist. It is based on the belief that blacks are inferior & cannot possibly be qualified or capable. Accuse me of pulling the race card, IDC, it is a lazy retort for those blind to their own prejudice.
Secondly, if you had informed yourself & not blindly lapped up disinformation, you would know that the DA said it is NOT adopting the ANC’s BBBEE model, but acknowledging the need for race-based redress, given SA’s history. Race remains a proxy for disadvantage. Fact.
The reason for the Eskom crisis? Mismanagement & corruption you would have heard of the Eskom Inquiry & the revelations there? It is easy to resort to race than actually examining issues on a factual basis, rather than pointing fingers to satisfy your own bias. G’day.
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