Johannesburg, August 2, 2024 — The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) has strongly condemned the recent Afrophobic comments directed at Chidimma Adetshina, a contestant in the Miss South Africa pageant. The PAC expressed deep concern over these remarks, which they attribute to the enduring legacy of South Africa’s racial history and structural violence.
The PAC noted that the attack on Adetshina is rooted in the antiblackness pervasive in South Africa’s political landscape, a result of colonization and the ongoing influence of white power structures. “To be black in this world is to be subjected to scorn and ridicule,” the PAC stated, emphasizing the global and internalized nature of antiblack sentiment.
According to the PAC, intra-black violence, such as the attack on Adetshina, is a manifestation of white supremacy. This violence, they argue, stems from the reluctance of the colonized to confront the true source of their self-hatred, perpetuated by a system that dehumanizes black people. The PAC cited Steve Biko’s analysis, asserting that these issues persist due to the colonial structures designed to preserve white privilege by dividing African people.
The PAC maintains that the primary ideological conflict in South Africa has remained consistent since 1652, rooted in white supremacy and settler dominance. This ideology benefits when Africans are divided, distracting from the ongoing appropriation and unequal distribution of the nation’s wealth by the white settler community.
