Black South Africans are being oppressed by a black government, the Black Consciousness Movement said on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe oppression of our people at this point in time is not by white people,\u201d Professor Itumeleng Mosala said at Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are oppressed and exploited by a government of black people, led by you, President Zuma.\u201d<\/p>\n
The BCM was commemorating anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko\u2019s death at the prison, where it laid a wreath in his cell. Biko died in police custody on September 12 1977.<\/p>\n
Those attending the event got to see the tiny cell Biko was confined to. With clenched fists in the air, they walked through the cell one by one, singing.<\/p>\n
\u2018Black government\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Mosala said if Biko was still alive he would have called for an end to the corruption plaguing the country.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are tired of blaming white people for the things that black people do to black people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Mosala said President Jacob Zuma should remember why people elected him into office.<\/p>\n \u201cWe did not send you there to misrepresent the values of black people. We did not send you there to misrepresent what we meant by freedom. We died for this freedom, we went to prison for this freedom. We lost brothers and sisters. We lost Steve Biko for this freedom,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Mosala said they were prepared to die for the freedom and return to prison for it.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are declaring war on poverty; we are declaring war on corruption, lies to our people and misrepresentation of what black people want,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n One man who attended Monday\u2019s commemoration, Lybon Mabasa, said they went to the prison because they needed to rejuvenate their souls and understand the struggle for which Biko died. He echoed Mosala’s sentiments and accused the government of not being black enough.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a government of people who are not white, not that it\u2019s a black government. A black government would take care of black business, give black people houses. A black government would not be involved in the corruption that is taking place. A black government will defend black people,” he said.<\/p>\n News24<\/a><\/p>\n Zuma is the elephant in the room \u2013 ANC member<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nMore on South Africa<\/h3>\n