From Personal Wounds to Public Solutions By Mr Lisulenkosi Khuzwayo When I share my ideas for South Africa, people sometimes misread them as forceful or controlling. The truth is, my political insights are forged in lived experience, empathy, and a refusal to let others endure the harms I witnessed firsthand. Where others see policy debates, I see real wounds that demand practical safeguards. Take my advocacy for restricting alcohol advertising in high-impact public spaces —

By Lisu Khuzwayo Reflecting on my life, I acknowledge that I have endured significant hardship—baggage, trauma, inner turmoil, and hate. These experiences have imparted invaluable lessons on what not to become. My mother disciplined me in the traditional African way, with whipping belts and haunting screams. Through this, I first grasped the depths of life and the essence of HLONIPHA—respect. “Why are you crying?” “You think you’re clever?” “Yes, tell me why you are sorry?”