April 2011 - Centre for Civil Society - University of KwaZulu-Natal
April 2011 - Centre for Civil Society - University of KwaZulu-Natal
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ezenkolo) njengaseTahrir Square eCairo kulasonto ambalwa edlule,<br />
ngenkathi izakhamizi zaseTunisia nazo kade zivukela umbusi uBen Ali<br />
waseTunis. IAlgeria, neYemen kanye nePalestine nabo abazibekile phansi<br />
ngokwethemba ukuba nentando yeningi eqhamuka emiphakathini,<br />
ngenkathi izitha zabo ezixhasa abababusa ngendlovuyangena bengenwa<br />
yitwetwe.<br />
Kodwa ukuvukelwa kwalemibuso akukahlanganiswa, futhi ngeSonto,<br />
imibiko emibi eqhamuka ohlakeni oluphezulu lombutho wezempi yaseCairo<br />
(Higher Military Council) – ababusi abasha – ibika ukuthi kungase kuvalwe<br />
ukuhlangana kwabasebenzi kanye nokulwa ngokubuswa ngesidlova.<br />
Ukubhikilisha okuningi esikubone kulezizinsuku ezevile kweziyishumi<br />
yizinhlangano zaseNingizimu Afrika zabasebenzi kanye nenhlanganyela<br />
yezishoshovu eziqhamuka emazweni aseMaphakathi neMpumalanga (Middle<br />
East) ezindlini zenxusa laseEgypt ePitoli kuz<strong>of</strong>anele kuqhubeke.<br />
Ukuphindisela emuva imigomo yezomnotho eyenziwa eWashington<br />
enemiphumela ecekela phansi enye ingqinamba engeke ize ibalekelwe.<br />
Noma ngabe ubeqonde iEgypt (noma iNingizimu Afrika), uSamir Amin<br />
umhlaziyi wezomnotho zombusazwe wathi ngeTunisia, “Izimo zomnotho<br />
kanye nezomphakathi yizona eziholele ekutheni abantu bavukele umbuso.<br />
Izwe libhekene kakhulu namazinga anyukayo okwesweleka kwemisebenzi,<br />
ikakhulukazi kulusha, ngisho nolusha olufundile. Izinga lempilo labaningi<br />
liyehla.”<br />
Noma kunjalo, ukuketulwa kwemibuso yendlovuyangena kaAli noMubarak,<br />
engathi okunzima kakhulu sekudlulwe kukho kwizigidi ezikhombise<br />
ngesibindi esikhulu, nganani lamakhulu labalahlekelwa izimpilo zabo kanye<br />
nezinkulungwane ezilimele, ikakhulukazi ngenkathi ezempoi zihluleka<br />
ukusuka ababehlezi ngodli eTahrir Square, okwathusa abaxhasi bombuso<br />
eTel Aviv kanye naseWashington.<br />
Engabe uBarack Obama noHillary Clinton bazizwa kanjani manje, ukuthi<br />
izinkulumo zabo ngentando yeningi zango2009 (eCairo!) kanye nesidingo<br />
sokukhululeka ngezokuxhumana ngeinternet abantu basithatha<br />
njengesibalulekile kakhulu. Ubumbaxambili babo bobabili – noObama<br />
ethemba okungenafu ukuthi uMubaral uzobusa kuze kube nguSeptemba<br />
ukuze umbuso omusha uzoxhasa izwe lakwaIsrael. Kanye futhi noClinto<br />
ezama okungenampumela ukuvala izindlela zokuxhumana zeinternet<br />
(Wikileaks) okuyizona ezisize izibhelu – esinye isiboniso lapho iMelika<br />
ikhuluma ngokulawaulwa ngentando yeningi, kodwa igqugquzele ukubuswa<br />
ngendlovuyangena (Talk-left/Walk-right).<br />
Ozakwethu baseArab-African Research <strong>Centre</strong> bebelokhu beqaphephele<br />
ukukhononda kuqhubeka iminyaka, befunda ngezibhelu ezingu1200<br />
ezenzeke eEgypt kusukela ngo2009. Isekela likaMongameli waloluhlaka<br />
uHelmi Sharawy ukubiza “njengokuvukelwa kombuso ngabantu<br />
okunedumela” futhi umsuka wakho useminyakeni engamathathu edlule.<br />
Okusha-ke, ebika eseTahrir Square ngesonto eledlule, ukuthi izindlela<br />
ezintsha zokuxhumana oFacebook, noTwitter kanye neinternet “iyona<br />
ndlela yokugcina yokuxhumana yalusha njengoba sonke sihlupheka<br />
ngaphansi kokulawulwa uMthetho Ophuthumayo kusukela ngo1981."Kodwa<br />
noma ngabe uMubarak ekunqamulile ukuxhunyanwa ngeinternet,<br />
ukuxhumana komphakathi ngezindlela zesimanjemanje bekusebenza<br />
impela..<br />
Hayi-nje eCairo, kusho uSharawy: “Izigidi zeza eAlexandria, eSuez,<br />
eMansoura, eFayoum, eDamietta. Isibalo esikhulu sabesifazane kanye<br />
nezingane babehlanganyele nababebhikilisha, abesifazane abamp<strong>of</strong>u<br />
baningi kakhulu kunabanye. Ulusha olufundile lwaluluningi kusaqala kodwa