Social solidarity is dead

Phillip Dexter

As we limp through this period in our country’s history, we are reminded daily of how the needs and interests of the poorest of the poor, the working class, women, children, the aged, young people, people who are differently abled, refugees, gay people, people suffering from mental illnesses, the unemployed, black, coloured, Indian, and poor white – to mention but the most obviously marginalised and alienated – are nowhere near the centre of society or government.

From mine workers whose bodies remain buried or are shot down in cold blood, to social grant beneficiaries who live without knowing if their grants will come.