After the Second Boer War ended, he was optimistic that the British government would ensure that all males in South Africa would continue to be granted qualified franchise, but they instead handed over the majority of political power to the new South African government, which restricted voting rights to white South Africans only. Plaatje criticised the British government for this decision in an unpublished 1909 manuscript entitled Sekgoma – the Black Dreyfus.
after the second boer war ended he was optimistic that the british government would ensure that all males in south africa would continue to be granted qualified franchise but they instead handed over the majority of political power to the new south african government which restricted voting rights to white south africans only plaatje criticised the british government for this decision in an unpublished 1909 manuscript entitled sekgoma – the black dreyfus