Having started this journey for a few weeks now, I have been thinking a lot about why Mbeki felt the need to affirm his Africanism. Surely it can’t be because people didn’t believe him when he said he was African!For if that is true, then people might not believe me when I say I am a proud MOSOTHO.

Well, perhaps to own defense really, I am inclined to believe that the affirmation itself is more about mythology creation. And who really can’t believe that mythology creation is key to influencing understanding of ones culture and identity? This is just food for thought!