I am not one of those who believe that for us to make progress as a nation our politicians could or should forget the past. Indeed, I believe that those who prevail upon us to do so are usually those for whom such memory is a disadvantage. Far from forgetting the past, notwithstanding apologies from various quarters, Africans are now requesting reparation for atrocities done to them hundreds of years ago. And to tell Jews to forget the past might well be a crime in Israel!
The past, the present and the future must all be properly combined and presented if we are to have
