He was the leader of the ANC, whether he was in prison or not, whether he was involved in violence or not.
What I am saying is that he had the perfect opportunity to start a major civil war directly after the assassination of Chris Hani, but he chose not to go down that route. Violence was not...
The point about Mandela is that he could have pushed SA into a civil war. He chose the difficult option of reconciliation rather. What he did before that is not particularly relevant to his greatness as a statesman. When push came to shove, he chose the peaceful path. There have been many...
The leader of the SA Communist Party, Blade Mzimande comes in my shop quite often. Nice chap, spends a lot of money and stays in the poshest hotels in the area, thus spreading the wealth around in the best way he can ....