Newsletter| Can black Africans be racist towards one another? South Africa has had several false starts in answering this question. But we now stand at the door of the opportunity to answer it once and for all, writes Patrick Wadula
South Africa has had several false starts in answering this question.Two opportunities are at hand.
More than a decade ago Orlando Pirates’ owner Irvin Khoza accused a journalist of behaving like a kaffir. Khoza was forced to apologise, ensuring that the matter died without full discussion. Although the Khoza debacle was not fully ventilated, the context in which his unguarded outburst was made, is significant.
A simple example would be for a black domestic worker to call their black employer by the k-word following a heated verbal exchange.
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