Newsletter| Azapo president Strike Thokoane is fighting to reassert its relevance, especially with young voters: “We tell them, Azapo stands for dignity of black people, hence its black consciousness roots. It is not anti-white but it is pro-black”
Azanian People’s Organisation president Strike Thokoane has an interesting analogy for explaining why many black people who supported the ANC for a long time are now turning to other parties 25 years since the dawn of democracy.
“Our people were told that they have arrived and have nothing to do anymore. Everybody believed what they were told and promised. As a result, they were not even listening to the voice of Azapo. Others listened, but they thought we were rather too extreme and radical.” Thokoane says, in getting through to young people, he raises the following points: Do you know about June 16? Azapo was responsible for it. We know you know Steve Biko and we link Azapo with the values of Biko. People used to ridicule Azapo for talking about land, saying it was old fashioned, but look at the mood now.
“There have been other political parties that, when they lost an election, they went on to die. Thina sisayine ngegazi. Asiyeke. Asijindi . Because this thing that we are talking about is real. It is not opportunistic. We continue.” “In a place called Lenyenye in Limpopo, this lady said, ‘I have voted for the ANC for so many years but it has done nothing for me’. She said we must not encourage people not to vote, they must decide to vote the ANC out. She said, ‘Block the ANC and vote for any other party.’”
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