I repeat, it is not relevant what you call him and what he did prior to going to prison.
He had the chance and every justification in 1993 to start a civil war in South Africa. He choice the route of peace and reconciliation. That is why he is a great man.
SA is a functioning state too, but with some extremely serious problems.
The economic growth in this country has been excellent since 1994. Despite many issues, we still have economic growth higher than the UK and our banking system is one of the most solid in world. The private sector has...
They don't like losing, no, but can I just point out that the Western Cape has been run by the Democratic Alliance for quite some time now and many parts of the country are slowly going the same way - hardly not allowing them to exist is it?
1. What has Marikana got to do with Nelson Mandela averting a civil war 20 years ago?
2. No-one knows exactly what happened at Marikana (and I doubt that we ever will), but 44 people died there - 10 security guards, mine employees and police in the week before the massacre, 34 at the massacre...
Call him what you like, but he saved South Africa from disaster. For example:
13 April 1993:
"Tonight I am reaching out to every single South African, black and white, from the very depths of my being.
A white man, full of prejudice and hate, came to our country and committed a deed so foul...