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Appendix

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2020

Andile M-Afrika
Affiliation:
Rhodes University, South Africa
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One Azania – One Nation !!!

One Azania – One Nation !!!

For Azania is one unitary and indivisible country from the Limpopo River up in the North to the Cape Peninsula in the South, from the Kosi River on the Mozambique border in the East to Alexander Bay on the mouth of the Orange River in the West – those are the boundaries of One Azania – One Nation.

This country is rich with morals and value standards as enshrined in the Black Heritage and ethos. It is a gift from God to all its inhabitants endowed with the legacy to know, appreciate, admire and live happily together. I regard it my special and rare duty to welcome and address you as true Azanians, who have come to pay your respects to this great son – none other than Steve Bantu Biko. A son who was a true symbol of human dignity, peace, prosperity, national unity and national security for all the 26 million souls in this country – that stand in sharp contrast to the present situation where such security is for a tiny section of four and a half million whites. A son whose heart had ample accommodation for all mankind, a son whose soul was so rich as to be able to feed and fan the souls of all Azania with love, humility and selflessness.

His death is seen by the BPC as a culmination of attacks, onslaughts and executions of the Movement by those who illegally wield power over the original majority, in the name of “state security” – whilst the attacks are nakedly seen as a means to silence the BPC.

The onslaughts are seen as an attempt to uphold and entrench White Supremacy and economic and political domination over the Black Man. The executions are unleashed at us to subject the Black Man to perpetual servile acceptance of the droit-politic of the whites. BPC is determined to resist to the last and victory is in sight. Steve Biko physically and spiritually remains in the vanguard of not only the resistance but a creator of sound, balanced and healthier alternatives. I had repeatedly stated that BPC is immune to these executions. Since the formation of BPC in 1972, violence against the Black Man had grown intensively.

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Touched By Biko
The Interviews
, pp. 62 - 69
Publisher: University of South Africa
Print publication year: 2018

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  • Appendix
  • Andile M-Afrika, Rhodes University, South Africa
  • Book: Touched By Biko
  • Online publication: 22 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.25159/980-8.002
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  • Andile M-Afrika, Rhodes University, South Africa
  • Book: Touched By Biko
  • Online publication: 22 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.25159/980-8.002
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  • Appendix
  • Andile M-Afrika, Rhodes University, South Africa
  • Book: Touched By Biko
  • Online publication: 22 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.25159/980-8.002
Available formats
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