MKP members photo by Dimakatso Modipa
By Nhlamulo Ndhlela
MKP National Spokesperson
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) notes that the 26th of December, previously known as BOXING DAY, officially renamed the Day of Goodwill, remains a hollow symbol in a society marked by extreme inequality.
While the renaming was intended to foster unity, peace, and goodwill, the reality is that the day remains deeply rooted in the legacy of British colonialism, an ideological foundation fundamentally opposed to the political posture and revolutionary objectives of the MK Party.
The change in name altered symbolism without dismantling the material conditions of poverty, dispossession, and exclusion.
Historically rooted in practices of token charity from the wealthy to the poor, this day continues to reflect an economic order in which a small minority controls the vast majority of wealth, while millions of South Africans remain excluded from meaningfuleconomic participation.
Framing this day around “goodwill” moralises poverty and shifts responsibility away from the state and the economic system, reducing justice to
seasonal benevolence.
This reality underscores a broader truth that, South Africa’s liberation remains
incomplete for all the disenfranchised, workers, the unemployed, rural communities, women, youth, and the elderly, regardless of age, gender, or creed.
South Africa remains among the most unequal societies in the world despite vast resources and potential.
Such deprivation is not accidental; it is the outcome of unresolved colonial and apartheid-era economic structures.
The MK Party asserts that true transformation cannot be achieved through symbolic renaming or performative celebration.
The 26th of December must mark a decisive shift from charity to justice, anchored in concrete action, land redistribution, food security, public employment, and wealth redress. Economic dignity must be treated as a right, not a favour.
Goodwill without justice is insufficient.
South Africa’s liberation will remain
incomplete until economic freedom and shared prosperity are realised for all.
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