Page 38 - Msingi Afrika Magazine Issue 26
P. 38
Community
Re-Education
Global Challenges of
SOCIAL COHESION
Dr Mfuniselwa Bhengu, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
his is the time in our our country. The challenge as an important, humanist
historical existence facing us is monstrous. We are philosophical mission intended
Tto undergo surgery to ushered into an era where we to counter the Apartheid
repair the physical and mental are to find ourselves: who we belief system based on
damage we have endured are, what we are, who/what we racism, exclusion, partition,
for more than 500 years of can be. The immediate task is and gross human abuse. But
colonialism. It is the period for to free ourselves and get into Social Cohesion does far
reclaiming our birthright and social cohesion mode. more than that: It produces a
it is also a frightening period community or society that is
when we are confronted with In Africa, the principle of cohesive to the extent that the
the reality of reconstructing social cohesion can be viewed inequalities, exclusions, and
WWW.MSINGIAFRIKAMAGAZINE.COM
38
| we tell the true afrikan story
