Katlego Sekhu
South African radio personality Lamiez Holworthy-Morule recently opened up about growing up in a predominantly Indian community and facing discrimination as a child.
Lamiez, whose mother is half-Indian and half-Coloured, recalled growing up in a happy home. “I was raised by my mom and stepdad, who went out of his way for us and my siblings. I was born in Eersterus and later moved to Laudium, where my mom is from,” she shared.
However, she revealed that she experienced the most discrimination and racism from the Indian community. “My mom had to choose between having me and her family,” Lamiez disclosed.
She admitted that, to this day, she still struggles to come to terms with the racism she endured. “Sometimes I feel like I’m over it, but they wrote her off. I was literally the black sheep of the family. I looked Black and didn’t have their kind of hair, and that made it even worse,” she explained.
What’s worse, Lamiez revealed, is that her family told people she was a product of rape. “They would tell people that I was a product of rape. But my mom chose me, and she continues to choose me,” she said.
Lamiez also reflected on how her mother’s love shielded her from noticing differences early on.
“Because my mom raised me with so much love, I couldn’t tell the difference between my siblings and me. But when I started grade 4 at a new school, where I could only speak English and Afrikaans, questions began to arise. I was asked if I was adopted or if my mom was the maid because I didn’t look like the rest of my family members,” she recalled.
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