Zuma honours Mandela
"Mandela exemplified the importance of adherence to the core values and traditions of the ANC."
MBOMBELA – The ANC president, Mr Jacob Zuma has once again honoured the former ANC and country president, the late Mr Nelson Mandela.
Zuma said Mandela’s contributions as the first democratic president laid the basis for and continues to inform the struggle to move South Africa forward.
“We meet just a few days after our loss of one of the greatest sons of our movement, Mandela. Africa and the world descended upon shores to celebrate the life of this giant of our struggle, produced by South Africa and the African National Congress.
Mandela exemplified the importance of adherence to the core values and traditions of the ANC. He was unambiguous about the fact that the ANC has always been the organisation best placed to unite the broadest cross-section of South Africans around the objectives of the National Democratic Revolution and put in place a united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous South Africa as enshrined in the Freedom Charter,” said Zuma.
Zuma was addressing thousands of ANC members who had gathered at the Mbombela stadium to celebrate the organisation’s 102 years anniversary and the manifesto launch.
