The naked truth
It is said that a nation which does not know where it comes from, does not know where it is going. This adage was proven right by Oupa Malatjie's Diem Faak production, which was staged at the Moses Molelekwa Art Centre on Friday afternoon.
It kicks off with one of the councilors addressing a community meeting, where former liberation fighters who are in attendance start accusing the councilor and the government of doing nothing to improve the standard of living in the country.
Those who were part and parcel of the 1976 student uprising shed tears when experiencedand well-oiled actors depicted how people used to stay in dilapidating shacks with bucket toilets during the dark days of apartheid, and the way the so-called informers were killed by their own brothers and sisters.
In the play, former liberation fighters accuse the councilor of failing to change the status quo after attaining the freedom they fought so hard for, and also accuse him of enriching himself and his friends at the expense of the people who voted them into power.
The said councilor confirms the ‘naked truth’ when he bribes leaders of the former freedom fighters with cash, and was used to convince his friends.
They later changed and supported the councilor, who continues lying to the people about non-existent service delivery.
