Madibeng Kgwete
Soshanguve, Tshwane

Mark Thatcher, son of the former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, must have learnt a lesson or two out of his alleged involvement in the Equatorial Guinea coup case.

Not only must he be embarrassed for having been found guilty of "unwittingly financing the acquisition of a helicopter" to have been used in the coup, but he must also have learned that Africa has the intellectual and legal means to combat unnecessary interference in its affairs.

Credit should go to all those who have contributed to stopping the coup, for they have done exactly what the great African diplomat Kwame Nkurumah asked for when he said: "In order to halt foreign interference in the affairs of developing countries, it is necessary to study, understand, expose and actively combat neo-colonialism in whatever guise it may appear."

It's frightening that the former slave owners of Africans are still implicated in much of the bloodshed on our continent.  

Isn't it time that our former colonisers stayed out of our affairs and intervened only when asked to do so?

Britain has a terrible record when it comes to African affairs. It was actively involved in the making of Idi Amin, the late Ugandan dictator, who's been described as "the greatest brute an African mother has ever brought to life".

The involvement of British people in tearing Africa apart is not only influenced by the need to further their financial interests. It is also guided by their hatred for and desire to undermine black people.

A cricket fan from Thatcher's country was recently banned from attending the South Africa versus Britain Test series for displaying racist signs.

If people hate Africans, what are they doing in Africa?

http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=228&fArticleId=2376802