Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Land is the beauty of the beholders.

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Land reflects our beauty that is why we are still far behind in reaching our African dreams, standards, norms and values.

The ground of my identity, identifies who am I. Am I capable, as an African? However, the large portion of the land is still owned by white capitalists, which estimates 72 percent of land, while the vast majority of population still owns less than a quarter of the land and the estimation is five percent.

Graphically, we own an island in an ocean. Therefore we ride a motorbike with broken brakes.

We ought to be very cautious about the voices we are hearing. Can’t we avoid those who are so-called speakers of the day because they are manipulators?

Illegal invaders are still invading land because Africans are landless. Africans are caught between a rock and a hard surface. Mostly, our African brothers and sisters have nothing to show that they are enjoying the fruits of African freedom.

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We raise our voices to be heard but we are at a bottomless pit, no one is willing to hear us.
Frustration and bitterness appears among us, people become intolerant. Indirect and direct violence become our daily bread.

We even put our lives at stake, whereby we built our so-called home at night, without any documentation that allows us to be the rightful occupants. We are building structures to demonstrate that we are ungovernable; hence when the sun appears to mankind, law enforcement demolishes it.

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These strategies aren’t working; but we work harder for a fruitless harvest. In other words, wasteful expenditure is written on the wall of an African child.

Our listening skills assimilate inaccuracy. However, reading between the lines is really unfamiliar among us. Anger and bitterness show up between the lines of communication. No one is willing to listen and take responsibility. How can we live in good terms among others?

Psychological policy pollutes us; we end up depending on the keynote speakers who preach anger and bitterness.
What is unique about Africa? What makes you happy to be an African? We appreciate and preserve nature. We are loved by visitors. We are born with creativity and wisdom to adjust the situation.

We overcame a cruel colonial government system on our own. Robert Sobukwe once said: “Black man you are on your own”, isn’t that amazing?

Pixely Same once said: “I am an African”, what do we need more? Samora once said: “For a nation to live, a tribe must die”, aren’t we? Our radical philosophy is grounded on a ‘selfless’ approach. “Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu”.
The warriors of our past have sprinkled their own blood to be where we are today.

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We need no more bloodshed. Biblical perspective states the following constructive message: “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid. (Psalms 12:1).

Zweli Mncube

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