With the death of Nelson Mandela, the world has lost one of its great moral leaders and statesmen. Mr. Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years by the former Government of South Africa, for his part in the struggle that would ultimately end the system of apartheid. Despite his long years of captivity, Mr. Mandela left prison with a heart closed to calls for a settling of scores. Instead, he was filled by a longing for truth and reconciliation, and for an understanding between all peoples. He demonstrated that the only path forward for the nation was to reject the appeal of bitterness. His forbearance was legendary: his magnanimity spared all South Africans incalculable suffering. Nelson Mandela's enduring legacy for his country, and the world, is the example he set through his own 'long walk to freedom.' With grace and humility, he modelled how peoples can transform their own times and in doing so, their own lives.
tata I the only way i could thank you. is to do my best in educating myself. and learn from God and you to become more wiser to continue your dreams and legacy
The youth of today speaks of comrades selling out, they speak rubbish. Mandela and others did what they had to do and the struggle continues for economic freedom and land expropriation without compensation. They brought us freedom what has the youth of today achieved. Thank you Tata as u were a gift from God, they are jealous nd haters because they cannot reach your standard political nd cannot match your selflessness. Lala ngoxolo Madiba.
This youth doesn't even realise how spoilt and lazy they are in comparison to these chaps. They only have mouths to talk and eat. It's encouraging to see this comment.
Well Done Nelson Mandela, freeing your people from a tyrannical regime that had hatred for people in their own motherland. All the African people wanted was to be left alone. You all faced the possibility of death from this life for your noble ideal. You have served your purpose here on earth and we can all learn something about a purpose driven life. God bless you.
How I miss this man’s wisdom for my country right now. I actually met him as a kid, and at the time I didn’t know what an honor it was. Hopefully he’s resting in peace.
The spin on Mandela was that he was sentenced to 27 years for his resistance to state tyranny. Umkhonto we Sizwe, terrorist wing of the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party. Head of this terrorist wing. Plead guilty to 156 acts of terrorism including planting of bombs in public places. He was head of this terrorist wing for 2 eyars befroe he was arrested in 1962. This terrorist organization then went on to plant bombs in various places, including in churches and was responsible for many deaths to men, women, and children. These were people murdered by the organization that Mandela was the head of. Mandela never renounced the violence or condemned it. Any government in the world would have locked him up. He was put in jail for ordering these bombings. He was found with 50,000 landmines which had been sent to him by the communist government in Russia. President Botha visited Mandela and offered to release him if he would renounce the violence and bombings. Mandela refused. When he became President of South Africa. He purchased massive amounts of weaponry. He also became cozy with other violent dictators around the world, including Qaddafi in Libya and Castro in Cuba. We know that communism in the 20th century was responsible for far more deaths than even the Nazis. Just one example, we know there 70 million people slaughtered in Russia alone. A pattern which we saw over and over again regarding communism. Just execute anyone who can read, or is outspoken, and happens to disagree with the communists. Mao Tse Tung in China. Castro, Stalin, Phnom Penn in Cambodia... Mandela. Today, the majority of South Africans, including blacks say they were better off under the apartheid government. Police and government corruption is rampant. Transparency International released it's 2013 report on government corruption and rated the current South African government as the highest, most corrupt in the world. South Africa now averages 59 murders daily. This amounts to about 1 murder per 2,413 every year! This easily makes it the most violent country in the world. Rape and gang-rape in South Africa are also the highest in the world. Part of the reason for this is the ridiculous myth propagandized by "witch doctor" types who tell people that having sex with a virgin is a cure for Aids. Predictably, this has led to an increase in Aids. Today, 12% of South African citizens are H.I.V. positive. The ANC government has done nothing to stop the pandemic. Moreover, poverty amongst both withes and blacks has increased dramatically since the ANC took over in 1994. Fortunately, the Apartheid government had enough sense to destroy it's nuclear arsenal before leaving office. The current post-Apartheid government and 80% majority black population is also arguably the most xenophobic in the world. In a 2006, a survey by the South African Migration Project found that South Africans are more opposed to immigration than anywhere else in the world. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 2008 reported over 200,000 refugees applied for asylum in South Africa, almost four times as many as the year before. These people were mainly from Zimbabwe, though many also come from Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. Competition over jobs, business opportunities, public services and housing has led to tension between refugees and host communities. Mandela's second wife, Winnie, was about the most evil person one could imagine. She was convicted of the torture and murder of a 14 year old boy whom she accused of being an informant. She was also a big fan of what is called "necklacing." A practice in which a person is wrapped in barbed-wire, place a tire over the shoulders so they can't move, the pour gasoline into the rim of the tire and set fire to it. This was who Nelson chose to marry. We can only guess that her sick violence was only part of the atrtaction. Nelson knew these things about her when he married her.
And why is it tht you numb nutts always, never give any evidence of these terrible numerous deaths or evidence tht they were reckless?Its because you don't have any...none of you do or ever had ...you have no references...no stats...no NOTHING!You think you know something tht ur beloved primitive defeated white apartheid murderous government knew nothing about?Because they would definitely been hanged had that been the case...but ur blood thirsty government didn't have any evidence just like u don't have nothing but hot air.But there's plenty of evidence of ur government's direct involvement in the sharpville massacre n onwards till up to 1976 till the early 90s.You're just bitter ...just bloody move on and better urself for crying out loud be a better human being it can't be tht hard you're nt an animal are you?Coz it will be difficult for an animal to be a better human being.actually it would be impossible...i trust tht you're nt quite an animal.
When Africa nation called Soviet Union America was too reactive the Kingdom of UK do joined ventures Automatically authorised by The greater Queen Elizabeth the second far sighted full called the xl cloure full Egal bird now let us accountability according means do accomlished the matters wrong or right one should have one objective by target the rule by choice of one nation
With the death of Nelson Mandela, the world has lost one of its great moral leaders and statesmen. Mr. Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years by the former Government of South Africa, for his part in the struggle that would ultimately end the system of apartheid. Despite his long years of captivity, Mr. Mandela left prison with a heart closed to calls for a settling of scores. Instead, he was filled by a longing for truth and reconciliation, and for an understanding between all peoples. He demonstrated that the only path forward for the nation was to reject the appeal of bitterness. His forbearance was legendary: his magnanimity spared all South Africans incalculable suffering. Nelson Mandela's enduring legacy for his country, and the world, is the example he set through his own 'long walk to freedom.' With grace and humility, he modelled how peoples can transform their own times and in doing so, their own lives.
tata I the only way i could thank you. is to do my best in educating myself. and learn from God and you to become more wiser to continue your dreams and legacy
I always come back to listen to such legends
The youth of today speaks of comrades selling out, they speak rubbish. Mandela and others did what they had to do and the struggle continues for economic freedom and land expropriation without compensation. They brought us freedom what has the youth of today achieved. Thank you Tata as u were a gift from God, they are jealous nd haters because they cannot reach your standard political nd cannot match your selflessness. Lala ngoxolo Madiba.
Thank you for this ,, my thoughts exactly
thank you sir ...... you took words out of my mouth
This youth doesn't even realise how spoilt and lazy they are in comparison to these chaps. They only have mouths to talk and eat. It's encouraging to see this comment.
Well Done Nelson Mandela, freeing your people from a tyrannical regime that had hatred for people in their own motherland.
All the African people wanted was to be left alone. You all faced the possibility of death from this life for your noble ideal. You have served your purpose here on earth and we can all learn something about a purpose driven life. God bless you.
Real Leader
How I miss this man’s wisdom for my country right now. I actually met him as a kid, and at the time I didn’t know what an honor it was.
Hopefully he’s resting in peace.
diamond of africa
True leader indeed!
Nelson Mandela the son of Africa, The father of a nation.
R.I.P Tata siyakuthanda wethu
Viva Mandela Viva
Men of honour
What is though thoughtful sir
The spin on Mandela was that he was sentenced to 27 years for his resistance to state tyranny.
Umkhonto we Sizwe, terrorist wing of the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party. Head of this terrorist wing. Plead guilty to 156 acts of terrorism including planting of bombs in public places. He was head of this terrorist wing for 2 eyars befroe he was arrested in 1962. This terrorist organization then went on to plant bombs in various places, including in churches and was responsible for many deaths to men, women, and children. These were people murdered by the organization that Mandela was the head of.
Mandela never renounced the violence or condemned it. Any government in the world would have locked him up. He was put in jail for ordering these bombings. He was found with 50,000 landmines which had been sent to him by the communist government in Russia.
President Botha visited Mandela and offered to release him if he would renounce the violence and bombings. Mandela refused.
When he became President of South Africa. He purchased massive amounts of weaponry. He also became cozy with other violent dictators around the world, including Qaddafi in Libya and Castro in Cuba. We know that communism in the 20th century was responsible for far more deaths than even the Nazis. Just one example, we know there 70 million people slaughtered in Russia alone. A pattern which we saw over and over again regarding communism. Just execute anyone who can read, or is outspoken, and happens to disagree with the communists. Mao Tse Tung in China. Castro, Stalin, Phnom Penn in Cambodia... Mandela.
Today, the majority of South Africans, including blacks say they were better off under the apartheid government. Police and government corruption is rampant. Transparency International released it's 2013 report on government corruption and rated the current South African government as the highest, most corrupt in the world. South Africa now averages 59 murders daily. This amounts to about 1 murder per 2,413 every year! This easily makes it the most violent country in the world. Rape and gang-rape in South Africa are also the highest in the world. Part of the reason for this is the ridiculous myth propagandized by "witch doctor" types who tell people that having sex with a virgin is a cure for Aids. Predictably, this has led to an increase in Aids. Today, 12% of South African citizens are H.I.V. positive. The ANC government has done nothing to stop the pandemic. Moreover, poverty amongst both withes and blacks has increased dramatically since the ANC took over in 1994. Fortunately, the Apartheid government had enough sense to destroy it's nuclear arsenal before leaving office.
The current post-Apartheid government and 80% majority black population is also arguably the most xenophobic in the world. In a 2006, a survey by the South African Migration Project found that South Africans are more opposed to immigration than anywhere else in the world. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 2008 reported over 200,000 refugees applied for asylum in South Africa, almost four times as many as the year before. These people were mainly from Zimbabwe, though many also come from Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. Competition over jobs, business opportunities, public services and housing has led to tension between refugees and host communities.
Mandela's second wife, Winnie, was about the most evil person one could imagine. She was convicted of the torture and murder of a 14 year old boy whom she accused of being an informant. She was also a big fan of what is called "necklacing." A practice in which a person is wrapped in barbed-wire, place a tire over the shoulders so they can't move, the pour gasoline into the rim of the tire and set fire to it. This was who Nelson chose to marry. We can only guess that her sick violence was only part of the atrtaction. Nelson knew these things about her when he married her.
And why is it tht you numb nutts always, never give any evidence of these terrible numerous deaths or evidence tht they were reckless?Its because you don't have any...none of you do or ever had ...you have no references...no stats...no NOTHING!You think you know something tht ur beloved primitive defeated white apartheid murderous government knew nothing about?Because they would definitely been hanged had that been the case...but ur blood thirsty government didn't have any evidence just like u don't have nothing but hot air.But there's plenty of evidence of ur government's direct involvement in the sharpville massacre n onwards till up to 1976 till the early 90s.You're just bitter ...just bloody move on and better urself for crying out loud be a better human being it can't be tht hard you're nt an animal are you?Coz it will be difficult for an animal to be a better human being.actually it would be impossible...i trust tht you're nt quite an animal.
When Africa nation called Soviet Union America was too reactive the Kingdom of UK do joined ventures Automatically authorised by The greater Queen Elizabeth the second far sighted full called the xl cloure full Egal bird now let us accountability according means do accomlished the matters wrong or right one should have one objective by target the rule by choice of one nation
Jacob Zuma thinks he is close to ths men😂😂😂😂
PAC merge with ANC? that was never going to happen
Mandela is a hero of the world
Who are you to say that rubbish
Sabotage= bombings of innocent civilians 😓
True leader indeed!