We must learn to do things ourselves
By Opinion | Published Sep 19, 2023
Kenneth Moeng MokgatlheStephen Bantu Biko, who met his untimely death 46 years ago this month, once said, “Black man, you are on your own”. He was reminding us that we should be proactive and learn to do things by ourselves instead of being dependent on the state or other people. Biko and his contemporaries from the Black Consciousness Movement taught the importance of self-reliance.