Christine Qunta

Christine Douts Qunta (born 1952) is a South African lawyer, author and former anti-apartheid activist. She was active in the Black Consciousness Movement during the 1970s and spent 17 years in exile before returning to South Africa in 1993. She founded Qunta Inc, a corporate law firm, and has served on public and private boards. She is the author of Why We Are Not a Nation, Who's Afraid of Affirmative Action? A Survival Guide for Black Professionals, and other works. Quotes South Africa is a dishevelled society in which two groups with disparate goals share one geographical space. It is a country where forgiveness is overrated and justice underrated. Independent Online Because we did not ask the questions we should have asked in 1994, because we did not have the conversations we should have had then, we have arrived at a place of profound danger. Independent Online We are a people in search of ourselves, with a fragile sense of self and seemingly unaware of our power. So we rage easily when insulted, but respond to domination mostly with passiveness. News24 The limited power of government is constrained by the economic power of the minority. The problem is the system. Daily Maverick I think the solution is for black people to start their own businesses. Let’s think strategically. Daily Maverick External links Category:Lawyers from South Africa Category:Women authors from South Africa Category:Women activists from South Africa Category:Anti-apartheid activists Category:Women in law Category:1952 births Category:Living people Category:Women born in the 1950s