[intro]The Khulumani Support Group (KSG) is the national membership organisation of family members of victims and survivors of apartheid atrocities. This is an open letter to Media 24 in the wake of the coroporation’s acknowledgement of their complicity with the “morally indefensible political regime” of apartheid. The letter has been written by Dr Marjorie Jobson, KSG National Director.
[/intro]
An open letter to the CEO of Media24, Naspers and Die Burger:
Khulumani congratulates the Afrikaans media represented by Media24 and Naspers on its centenary and welcomes Media24’s CEO, Esmaré Weideman’s acknowledgement of its past complicity in defending what it now acknowledges as the “morally indefensible political regime” of apartheid and the hurtful way in which this complicity played out in the newsroom and boardrooms of the company.
For Khulumani Support Group, this represents an initial step in a process of taking responsibility for having misled mainly Afrikaans-speaking readers over many years by failing to report on and publish incidents of gross human rights violations perpetrated by the apartheid regime.
Professor Guy Berger, then of the Journalism Department of Rhodes University, in a Thoughtleader column published on October 20, 2008, referred to how “Over ten years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) had convened hearings into the role of the media in relation to the gross violation of human rights that happened under apartheid.”
He expressed regret that South African journalism schools had failed to embrace that opportunity to explore their complicity with apartheid, unlike the position that medical schools had adopted. Professor Berger pointed out that the founder-head of the journalism department at Stellenbosch University, Piet Cillié, had spent decades editing Die Burger newspaper. At a seminar held in Grahamstown in 1977, he had stated: “I personally have no professional or ethical qualms about producing recruits for a job market which I know from direct experience as well as from sustained contact through the chairmanship of the Nasionale Pers group”.
At the TRC Hearings into the role of the media, Afrikaans-language journalist Max du Preez argued that “until the last few months of PW Botha’s term as state president, Afrikaans newspapers never opposed the NP or their security forces on any important issue.” Nasionale Pers itself, the biggest Afrikaans-language media company, declined to give evidence at the Commission. In his testimony to the TRC, du Preez pointed to the failure of the mainstream media to follow up exposés by the alternative press, explaining that “If the mainstream newspapers and the SABC had reflected and followed up on all these confessions and revelations, every single one subsequently proved to have been true, the government would have been forced then to stop; to put a stop to the torture, the assassinations and the dirty tricks. It would have saved many, many lives.”
TRC Revelations
At that time, Prof Arnold (Arrie) de Beer, now an extraordinary Professor at Stellenbosch University, said he had “. . . felt compelled to approach the Commission because of the revelations at earlier Commission hearings, particularly those of Vlakplaas.” He said that he “felt that he and many other ‘God-fearing’ Afrikaners could not accept personal responsibility for specific gross human rights violations. Nevertheless, he did feel that there should be an acceptance of individual and collective responsibility for those violations committed under the ideological veil of apartheid, in the name of the Christian religion and Afrikanerdom. He expressed regret for keeping quiet about apartheid when he knew he should have actively protested against it.” [TRC Final Report, Vol 4, Chapter 6, Subsection 4, paragraph 60]
The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission captured these submissions in its statement, “When knowledge about gross human rights violations became public, the [Afrikaans media] journalists felt they had too readily accepted the denials and disingenuous explanations of the NP [National Party]. Those who made submissions also sought forgiveness for their lack of action and committed themselves to ensuring that history would not repeat itself.” [TRC Final Report, Vol 4, Chapter 6, Subsection 4, paragraph 59].
While Khulumani Support Group, as the national membership organisation of family members of victims and survivors of apartheid atrocities, welcomes this important development, we also assert that the process of acknowledging complicity with the “morally indefensible apartheid regime”, is incomplete without an accompanying commitment to make things right by helping to repair the damage done. For Khulumani, this would include an expectation of an ongoing commitment from Media24 / Naspers to actively participating in working to complete the unfinished business of the TRC, which marks its twentieth anniversary in 2016.
There are many possibilities for giving effect to such a commitment. The end of evil requires evidence that justice has been realised for the victims of that evil. The repudiation of an evil past and expressions of regret about complicity in past injustices, can serve as a starting point for the still needed commitment to explore how to tell stories about the people still affected by apartheid violations in ways that begin to change the untransformed social structures and systems that continue to limit the life chances of the thousands of people affected by apartheid gross human rights violations.
Writing in New Yorker newsletter of 26 July 2015, Henry Finder refers to the discomfort that Malcolm Gladwell, author of the Outliers amongst other books, evoked when he “started researching what social psychologists call the “just world” hypothesis”, the “inclination to think that we deserve what we get, that we make our own luck.” Gladwell was confronting the realisation that this might be a false hypothesis and that it is actually structures and systems that determine peoples’ chances in life. Gladwell asked how writers could write stories about social structures in ways that might seize the media imagination, just as stories about people do. Gladwell suggested “that writing about social systems can mean writing against the kind of stories that seize the media imagination. It means putting the headline-grabbing automotive scandals alongside the humdrum measures that could prevent far more death and injury, orders of magnitude more. It means imagining that context might matter more than character.”
What’s Not Addressed
For Khulumani, this represents one way in which collective responsibility – as Prof de Beer has expressed – could be demonstrated – telling the stories of the “structures and systems” within which the possibilities of the lives of those who survived apartheid atrocities, continue to be constrained; the stories of the agency of those who suffered major harm which has not been redressed.
Khulumani calls on Naspers and its shareholders, whose profits continue to soar, to complement their acknowledgement of their complicity with apartheid, by establishing an independent reparations fund for victims of apartheid-era gross human rights violations to support the endeavours of survivors to surmount through their own efforts the continuing constraints that are the legacy of the apartheid system.
Khulumani makes this call in light of government’s continuing failure to wholeheartedly embrace and implement the recommendations of the TRC concerning reparations for victims, and to engage directly with organised survivors of the gross violations of the past in the planning of the use of the President’s Fund, set up in terms of the National Unity and Reconciliation Act, (TRC Act), to provide redress for individuals within communities affected by apartheid-era gross human rights violations.
Khulumani looks forward to a substantive engagement with Media24 on these issues.
Issued by Dr Marjorie Jobson, National Director, Khulumani Support Group
If you want to take a good deal from this post then you have
to apply these methods to your won weblog.
We’re a group of volunteers and starting a brand new scheme in our community.
Your web site offered us with useful information to work on. You’ve done an impressive job and our entire
group might be thankful to you.
Highly descriptive article, I enjoyed that a lot. Will
there be a part 2?
I have been exploring for a little bit for any high-quality
articles or weblog posts on this kind of area . Exploring in Yahoo I
eventually stumbled upon this web site. Reading this info
So i am happy to exhibit that I’ve an incredibly good uncanny feeling I discovered exactly what I needed.
I so much without a doubt will make certain to don?t disregard this web site and give it a look on a constant basis.
Very good article! We will be linking to this great article on our site. Keep up the great writing.
I’m no longer certain the place you are getting your info, however great topic.
I must spend a while finding out much more or figuring out more.
Thanks for wonderful info I used to be looking for this info for my mission.
Hello, i think that i saw you visited my web
site so i came to “return the favor”.I’m trying to find things to improve my web site!I suppose its ok to use some of your ideas!!
This page certainly has all the information I needed
concerning this subject and didn’t know who to ask.
I am genuinely delighted to read this webpage posts which carries lots
of valuable data, thanks for providing such data.
Hi to all, how is all, I think every one is getting more from this site, and your views are good in favor of new users.
I don’t even know the way I finished up here,
however I believed this publish was once good. I don’t understand who you’re however
definitely you’re going to a famous blogger should you are not already.
Cheers!
I every time spent my half an hour to read this web site’s posts
everyday along with a cup of coffee.
Wow, this piece of writing is pleasant, my younger sister is analyzing these things, therefore I am going to let know her.
If some one wishes expert view regarding blogging and site-building then i suggest him/her
to pay a visit this blog, Keep up the pleasant job.
What i do not realize is in truth how you’re no longer actually much more well-appreciated than you might be right
now. You’re so intelligent. You realize thus considerably in the case of this topic, produced me in my view believe it
from numerous various angles. Its like men and women are not
involved until it’s one thing to accomplish with Girl gaga!
Your individual stuffs nice. Always care for it up!
I do consider all of the ideas you have introduced for your
post. They are very convincing and will definitely work.
Nonetheless, the posts are very quick for beginners.
Could you please prolong them a bit from subsequent time?
Thanks for the post.
Thanks for your marvelous posting! I definitely enjoyed reading
it, you’re a great author. I will ensure that
I bookmark your blog and will often come back in the foreseeable future.
I want to encourage continue your great
writing, have a nice weekend!
I’m not sure exactly why but this web site is loading very slow for me.
Is anyone else having this issue or is it a issue
on my end? I’ll check back later and see if the problem still exists.
My spouse and I absolutely love your blog and find a lot of your post’s to be what precisely I’m
looking for. Does one offer guest writers to write content for you personally?
I wouldn’t mind writing a post or elaborating on many of the subjects
you write regarding here. Again, awesome web log!
Hi I am so delighted I found your weblog, I really found
you by accident, while I was browsing on Yahoo for
something else, Anyways I am here now and would just like to
say thanks for a fantastic post and a all round enjoyable blog
(I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to look over it all at the
minute but I have bookmarked it and also included your RSS feeds, so when I
have time I will be back to read more, Please do keep up the
superb jo.
Fantastic goods from you, man. I’ve be mindful your stuff previous to and you are just extremely
great. I actually like what you’ve obtained here,
certainly like what you are saying and the best way during which you say it.
You are making it enjoyable and you still take care of to keep it wise.
I can’t wait to learn far more from you. This is really a great web
site.
You should take part in a contest for one of the highest quality blogs
on the web. I will recommend this blog!
I’m impressed, I have to admit. Seldom do I come across a blog that’s both educative and amusing, and let me tell you, you have
hit the nail on the head. The issue is something that not enough men and women are speaking intelligently about.
I’m very happy I came across this in my hunt for something concerning this.
This piece of writing is really a pleasant one
it assists new internet users, who are wishing for blogging.
I am sure this post has touched all the internet visitors, its
really really fastidious article on building up new web site.
obviously like your web site but you need to check the
spelling on several of your posts. Many of them are rife with spelling problems
and I find it very bothersome to tell the truth however I’ll surely come back again.
This is really attention-grabbing, You are an excessively professional blogger.
I have joined your feed and sit up for searching for
extra of your great post. Additionally, I have shared your website in my social networks
This site was… how do I say it? Relevant!! Finally I’ve found something that helped me. Thanks a lot!
Hi i am kavin, its my first occasion to commenting anyplace, when i read this post i thought i
could also make comment due to this brilliant post.
I couldn’t resist commenting. Perfectly written!
There is certainly a lot to find out about this topic. I like all
the points you made.
It’s awesome in favor of me to have a web page,
which is beneficial designed for my knowledge.
thanks admin
Greetings! Very helpful advice in this particular article! It is the little changes that will
make the most significant changes. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Outstanding quest there. What occurred after? Thanks!
Hi there! I simply wish to offer you a big thumbs up for
your great information you’ve got here on this post.
I’ll be returning to your blog for more soon.
Hi there! This is kind of off topic but I need some guidance from
an established blog. Is it difficult to set up your own blog?
I’m not very techincal but I can figure things
out pretty quick. I’m thinking about setting up my own but I’m not sure where to begin. Do you have
any ideas or suggestions? Thanks
I am no longer certain the place you’re getting your info, but good topic.
I needs to spend a while finding out much more or figuring
out more. Thanks for excellent info I was in search of this info for my mission.
If you wish for to obtain much from this paragraph then you have to apply these methods to your won weblog.
Today, I went to the beach with my kids. I found a sea shell
and gave it to my 4 year old daughter and said “You can hear the ocean if you put this to your ear.” She put the shell to her ear and screamed.
There was a hermit crab inside and it pinched her ear.
She never wants to go back! LoL I know this is completely off topic but I had to tell someone!
Hi, its good article on the topic of media print, we all understand media is a
wonderful source of information.
Post writing is also a fun, if you be familiar
with afterward you can write or else it is complicated to write.
Nice answers in return of this question with solid arguments and explaining the whole thing regarding that.
Its not my first time to pay a quick visit this website, i am browsing this web page dailly
and get nice facts from here daily.
Hi there just wanted to give you a quick heads up. The words
in your article seem to be running off the screen in Firefox.
I’m not sure if this is a format issue or something to do with browser compatibility but
I figured I’d post to let you know. The layout look great though!
Hope you get the issue solved soon. Kudos
I was able to find good info from your articles.
Pretty nice post. I simply stumbled upon your weblog and wished to say that I have truly enjoyed browsing
your blog posts. After all I’ll be subscribing to your rss feed and I am hoping you write again soon!
Hey there would you mind stating which blog
platform you’re using? I’m planning to start my own blog in the near future but
I’m having a difficult time selecting between BlogEngine/Wordpress/B2evolution and Drupal.
The reason I ask is because your design and style seems different then most blogs and I’m
looking for something unique. P.S Sorry for
getting off-topic but I had to ask!
Great article.
Remarkable! Its truly remarkable piece of writing, I have got much clear idea on the topic of
from this post.
I’ve been browsing online more than three hours today, yet I never found
any interesting article like yours. It’s pretty worth enough for me.
In my opinion, if all website owners and bloggers made good content
as you did, the internet will be a lot more useful than ever before.
Great post. I was checking continuously this blog and I’m
impressed! Very useful info particularly the last part :
) I care for such information a lot. I was looking for this certain info for a long time.
Thank you and good luck.
You’re so awesome! I don’t suppose I have read through a single thing
like this before. So good to discover somebody with some genuine thoughts on this topic.
Really.. thanks for starting this up. This web site is something that’s needed on the
internet, someone with a bit of originality!
I am really impressed with your writing skills and also with the layout on your weblog.
Is this a paid theme or did you modify it yourself?
Either way keep up the excellent quality writing, it is rare to see a nice blog like this one nowadays.
Your way of telling the whole thing in this post is really pleasant, all be able to effortlessly know
it, Thanks a lot.
Wonderful site you have here but I was wanting to
know if you knew of any user discussion forums that cover the same topics
talked about in this article? I’d really love to be a part of community where
I can get opinions from other knowledgeable individuals that share the same interest.
If you have any suggestions, please let me know.
Thank you!
Pretty nice post. I simply stumbled upon your blog
and wished to mention that I’ve truly enjoyed browsing your weblog posts.
In any case I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I’m hoping you
write again soon!
Undeniably believe that that you stated. Your favorite reason seemed to be at the
web the simplest thing to remember of. I say to you, I certainly get irked while folks think about issues that they just don’t recognize about.
You controlled to hit the nail upon the top and also defined out the whole thing with
no need side-effects , other folks can take a signal.
Will probably be again to get more. Thanks
Please let me know if you’re looking for a writer for your blog.
You have some really great posts and I feel I would be a good
asset. If you ever want to take some of the load off, I’d really like to
write some articles for your blog in exchange for a link back to mine.
Please shoot me an email if interested. Thank you!
Feel free to surf to my blog: meilleur casino en ligne (https://wiki.minecraft.jp.net/%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E8%80%85:LashundaHaddad)
Excellent blog right here! Additionally your website so much
up fast! What web host are you the usage of? Can I get your
associate link in your host? I wish my web site loaded up as fast
as yours lol
Here is my web site … jeux casino en ligne (Dani)
Have you ever thought about publishing an e-book or
guest authoring on other blogs? I have a blog based on the same subjects you
discuss and would love to have you share some stories/information. I know my subscribers would enjoy your work.
If you are even remotely interested, feel free to shoot me an e-mail.
Here is my web blog :: meilleur casino en ligne (qa.laodongzu.com)
Good day very nice web site!! Guy .. Excellent .. Wonderful ..
I will bookmark your site and take the feeds additionally?
I’m happy to search out a lot of helpful information here in the post, we’d like work out extra strategies in this regard, thank you for sharing.
. . . . .
Have a look at my website: jeux casino en ligne (http://www.uncannyvalleyforum.com)
Greetings from Ohio! I’m bored to tears at work so I decided to browse your blog on my iphone during lunch break.
I really like the information you provide here and can’t wait to take a look when I get home.
I’m shocked at how fast your blog loaded on my cell phone
.. I’m not even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyways,
excellent site!
Feel free to visit my webpage :: casino en ligne francais (honeytemlab.co.kr)
If some one wants to be updated with most recent technologies therefore
he must be pay a quick visit this web site and be up to date everyday.
Here is my homepage: casino en ligne france [Simone]
I’m really impressed along with your writing abilities and also with
the structure in your blog. Is this a paid subject matter or did you modify it yourself?
Either way keep up the nice high quality writing, it’s
uncommon to look a great blog like this one these days..
Hi, I do think this is an excellent site. I stumbledupon it 😉
I am going to come back yet again since i have bookmarked it.
Money and freedom is the greatest way to change, may you
be rich and continue to guide others.
The very core of your writing whilst appearing agreeable originally, did not really work very well with me personally after some time. Someplace within the paragraphs you actually were able to make me a believer unfortunately only for a while. I still have a problem with your jumps in assumptions and one might do nicely to fill in those gaps. When you can accomplish that, I could certainly end up being impressed.
Thanks a bunch for sharing this with all people you actually understand what you’re speaking about!
Bookmarked. Kindly also seek advice from my site =).
We may have a hyperlink alternate agreement between us
Hello! Do you know if they make any plugins to safeguard against hackers?
I’m kinda paranoid about losing everything I’ve worked hard on. Any recommendations?
Hi, this weekend is good in support of me, since this occasion i am reading this enormous informative article here at my residence.
I like this weblog very much, Its a rattling nice place to read and incur info . “The love of nature is consolation against failure.” by Berthe Morisot.
An intriguing discussion is worth comment.
I do think that you ought to write more about this topic, it might not be a taboo matter but generally people
do not talk about these topics. To the next! Kind regards!!
I’m really loving the theme/design of your website.
Do you ever run into any web browser compatibility problems?
A few of my blog readers have complained about my site not operating correctly in Explorer but looks great in Firefox.
Do you have any advice to help fix this problem?
Great looking internet site. Assume you did a bunch of your own html coding. [url=http://www.karfnest.or.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=free&wr_id=21666]Comment obtenir du doxal sans prescription médicale[/url]
CBD exceeded my expectations in every way thanks. I’ve struggled with insomnia in the interest years, and after trying CBD like https://www.cornbreadhemp.com/pages/where-can-i-buy-cbd-gummies-for-pain pro the from the word go time, I at the last moment knowing a busty nightfall of relaxing sleep. It was like a force had been lifted mad my shoulders. The calming effects were indulgent after all sage, allowing me to roam free logically without sensibilities groggy the next morning. I also noticed a reduction in my daytime apprehension, which was an unexpected but welcome bonus. The partiality was a flash shameless, but nothing intolerable. Whole, CBD has been a game-changer in compensation my nap and angst issues, and I’m grateful to keep discovered its benefits.
CBD exceeded my expectations in every way thanks. I’ve struggled with insomnia in the interest years, and after trying CBD like https://www.cornbreadhemp.com/pages/store-locator in the course of the from the word go once upon a time, I at the last moment experienced a loaded evening of restful sleep. It was like a weight had been lifted mad my shoulders. The calming effects were indulgent despite it sage, allowing me to roam off obviously without feeling punchy the next morning. I also noticed a reduction in my daytime apprehension, which was an unexpected but receive bonus. The cultivation was a fraction lusty, but nothing intolerable. Overall, CBD has been a game-changer for my siesta and solicitude issues, and I’m appreciative to keep discovered its benefits.
pharmacies en ligne certifiГ©es: kamagra pas cher – trouver un mГ©dicament en pharmacie
trouver un mГ©dicament en pharmacie https://kamagraenligne.shop/# pharmacies en ligne certifiГ©es
purple pharmacy mexico price list
https://cmqpharma.online/# buying from online mexican pharmacy
pharmacies in mexico that ship to usa
cheapest online pharmacy india [url=https://indiapharmast.com/#]best online pharmacy india[/url] indian pharmacy online
reputable indian pharmacies: buy prescription drugs from india – cheapest online pharmacy india
indian pharmacy: best india pharmacy – world pharmacy india
http://indiapharmast.com/# best india pharmacy
mexican mail order pharmacies: mexico pharmacy – mexican pharmaceuticals online
canadian pharmacy victoza: best canadian pharmacy – canadian pharmacy no scripts
canada drugs online review: canadian drug prices – canadian pharmacy oxycodone
https://canadapharmast.online/# cross border pharmacy canada
indian pharmacies safe: pharmacy website india – india pharmacy mail order
https://ciprodelivery.pro/# buy cipro cheap
buy doxycycline australia [url=https://doxycyclinedelivery.pro/#]doxycycline 163[/url] where can i buy doxycycline without prescription
http://paxloviddelivery.pro/# Paxlovid over the counter
buy cipro online canada: buy cipro – buy cipro online
https://paxloviddelivery.pro/# paxlovid covid
get cheap clomid online [url=https://clomiddelivery.pro/#]clomid price[/url] can you get clomid without prescription
ciprofloxacin 500mg buy online: buy cipro no rx – buy cipro cheap
Muchos Gracias for your article.Really thank you! Cool.
My website: порно римминг