Cape Town experience becomes a life desire 

The mother city blows my mind 

I felt like I was dreaming when they told us that, journalism second level students would embark on a journey to Cape Town for an academic excursion. Knowing that I was amongst the qualified students for this trip, definitely my heart pump higher and higher with joy and happiness. At first I thought we would use flight to go there since is too far, but only to find that the department organised us a translux buses. I felt it was going to be boring to travel (18) hours inside bus, since I wanted to fly for the first to Cape Town. Nevertheless, I tolerated the bus up until we reached the Mother City. I was like wow what the paradise is this! Is this South Africa? I asked myself many questions but sadly there was no one to answer my questions.

Everyone was really amazed about the beauty of the Mother City. Immediately when I set my eyes and looked at the geographical setting of the buildings, I eventually became overwhelmed. There came a time when I wanted to swim in the ocean but the funny thing was that I knew that I can’t swim. The only way I could satisfy my heart it was when I put my feet inside the ocean. It was awesome to see the waves blowing around, which definitely blew my mind, like really blew my mind. It made me to completely forget that I only came to Cape Town for only four days. I remember when my cousin called and ask about the date in which we would come back to Soshanguve.

 

 I couldn’t answer her directly; I kept on diverting from the question, because I was already on my fantasy world. At night when I walked out, I could hear the weasel songs which was sang by the sea birds. The profound melodies prompted me to get deeper into imaginary world, feeling like I already had a family and job in Cape Town. I couldn’t accept that my days are limited, the last day arrived and when they told us to checkout, I then realise that indeed I’m going back to Pretoria. 

Sadly even though I knew that I’m oblige to go back, I couldn’t get rid of my fantasy world. It came to a point when I woke up and saw the bus entering Tshwane University of Technology North Campus, That’s when I forced myself to get rid of my fantasy about the Mother City. Indeed the City became my life desire. 

Zim first lady receives diplomatic immunity in SA

It is essential to understand the roles and responsibilities hold by the department of international relations and cooperation towards preserving the status quo of the democratic South Africa on international matters and conflicts. However, I particularly get the sense that some cases that concerns crimes which involves internationalists, should not be handed or handled politically but it should be directed to law enforcement of the country to avoid unnecessary confusion.

 To critically analysing the case of Grace Mugabe, who recently been found to have deliberately assaulted a South African citizen in South Africa and still been granted diplomatic immunity as if she had not committed crime. I think South African law should have been enforced or applied against her as it is applied to others. The attitude and approach of ANC led government on this matter definitely depicted incapability and inconsistency of the South African justice towards handling international issues. 

 Knowing the fact that I am living in a democratic country where human rights are respected and valued, as it is enshrined in the constitution of the republic to abide by. Now, I therefore, find it offensive and meaningless to carry on respecting the constitution and law of this country, because to me it appears as rhetoric or myth. How do I explain the fact that our constitution state that, no one is above the law and everyone should be treated equally before the law, but when the so-called first Lady of Zimbabwe assaulted a fellow woman during women’s month and still walked free, where is justice here? So RSA treats people based on their prestige or legitimacy? If that is a case then the constitution and law of RSA is just a rubber stamp of a guideline that seek to steer the country.

Even though the government tried to justify to say that, they were obliged to grant her immunity, because they wanted to maintain and sustain relationships between the two neighbouring countries. But still this person committed serious offence. I find the reasons of government to be totally illegitimate to accept as a citizen. Recently South Africa revoked International criminal court (ICC) after having been being condemned by the international court for having not arrested president of Sudan Omar al bashir, when he visited South Africa. I thought perhaps they learnt a lesson during that case. Now I am glad because South Africa did not cancelled the treaty from the ICC as they wanted to. This will however give the ICC a chance to condemn them again pertaining the case of Grace Mugabe.

To this end, I find it importantly to suggest that Grace Mugabe should be dealt with decisively by the South African law rather than considering African Court of Justice (ACJ) system. All I know is that a leader is compelled to be an example but what Grace did is totally an opposite of being a leader. Lastly the minister of international relations and co-operation Maite Nkoana Mashabane must give the people of South Africa an explanation towards her action and decision to grant Grace Mugabe immunity.