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As hate edges South Africa towards bloodshed, the state seems half asleep | SA News

And yes, we are back there again. Back in the build-up to the July 2021 pro-Jacob Zuma riots that rocked the nation. Back to the time of ethnic mobilisation disguised as legitimate protest. Back to that feeling of something imminent and ugly about to happen, something we all felt. Back to the somnolence of those in charge of the republic who didn’t seem to grasp what ordinary citizens could smell in the air – an explosion about to happen.

Our overlords were caught by surprise back then, but the bulk of the nation was not. The tension was as palpable as it is today. The issues are different, but the actors, the tactics and the mobilising tools are not.

In 2021, the grievance was the…

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