Black on Black Apartheid
author Credo Mutwa
Genre psychology
Narrator Bonolo Malevu
Language english
Credo Mutwa peels back the layers of apartheid to expose a painful and often overlooked truth: the internal divisions and violence within the Black community itself. This story doesn’t focus on the predictable cruelty of white oppressors — instead, Mutwa boldly turns the mirror inward, exploring how a system built on racial domination poisons the relationships between the very people it seeks to subjugate. Set against the backdrop of township life, the story centers on a once-vibrant community unraveling under the weight of political fear, mistrust, and betrayal. Neighbors become enemies. Brothers become informants. Activists and traditionalists clash violently over what liberation means. In the absence of unity, apartheid thrives—not only as a political structure but as a psychological weapon. Mutwa does not excuse the system of apartheid; he condemns it. But he also warns that the rot can seep deep into the soul of a people. Through vivid storytelling and wrenching scenes, he explores what happens when trauma turns inward—when the oppressed begin to oppress one another, whether through tribalism, jealousy, revenge, or internalized hate. Yet within the darkness of Black on Black lies a challenge: to reclaim a sense of shared humanity. Credo Mutwa pleads not just for political change, but for a moral and spiritual healing — a restoration of Ubuntu. Without it, he suggests, freedom will remain incomplete.