Africa Day: SA citizens highlight lack of unity in the continent
The annual commemoration of Africa Day marks the official formation of the Organisation for African Unity in 1963, which was later renamed the African Union in 2002.
A general view of the logo and the flags of the member states of the African Union at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on 15 February 2024. Picture: AFP
JOHANNESBURG - As Africa Day is celebrated on Saturday, some Johannesburg residents have highlighted a lack of unity among citizens of the continent.
The annual commemoration marks the official formation of the Organisation for African Unity in 1963, which was later renamed the African Union (AU) in 2002.
Moses Mosiba, a Zimbabwean national living in South Africa for 11 years, said he’s not proud to be an African.
“We are not treating each other as Africans. We seem to love some other people, like white people and Indians, and we are not loving each other.”
Meanwhile, South African Khuli Faku from Idutywa echoed Mosiba's comments.
She said the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the fears of all Africans.
"After COVID, we were never okay. Trust me, everything just went from 100 to 0. As an African right now, we are fearing for our lives. We don’t know what’s going happen tomorrow. We are always scared all the time.”
On Saturday afternoon, former statesman Thabo Mbeki will deliver his annual Africa Day lecture in Guinea.