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FALLEN HERO: Limpho Hani, the wife of murdered MK commander and general secretary of the SACP Chris Hani, lays a wreath at his grave during the 19th anniversary commemoration of his death. PHOTO: Tsheko Kabasia

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Yesterday, hundreds of SACP and ANC members attended Hani's 19th anniversary commemoration of his death at Thomas Titus Nkobi Memorial Park in Elspark on the East Rand where he was buried.

Wearing red SACP T-shirts, members in a marquee sang revolutionary songs celebrating his life .

Speaker after speaker, who included SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande, ANC Gauteng chairman Paul Mashatile, Ekurhuleni mayor Mondli Gungubele, Cosatu deputy general secretary Bheki Nthalintshali and SACP's Young Communist League secretary Buti Manamela, said Hani would have deplored comrades who were in politics today for self enrichment.

They said Hani would have stood up against corrupt business people and those who wanted leadership positions for personal benefit.

Nzimande said: "In remembering him, specially in the centenary of the ANC, we must keep focused on the priorities of the movement and condemn all forms of opportunism, self-seeking behaviour and populism.

"The most important lesson here is that genuine revolutionaries must not chase newspaper headlines and must seek to preserve the unity of the movement ."

Ntshalintshali said Hani would have taken a strong stance against labour brokers.

He said the government's intention to regulate labour brokers would not be enough to end exploitation of workers.

"One million [temporary workers] are employed through labour brokers. They are paid lower wages and get fewer benefits like medical aid and provident fund and no job security at all. They can be hired and fired at any time by a phone call from the client company to the labour broker."

Mashatile said his arts and culture department had undertaken to build monuments to honour all struggle heroes.

Hani was murdered by Polish immigrant Janusz Walus in his Dawn Park driveway on April 10 1993.

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Apr 11, 2012

MORNACHIESS

Long live the spitirt of Hani long live !!
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Apr 11, 2012

Publc2

How old is ma'm Limpho?
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Apr 11, 2012

ndhandhazi

Umkhonto we sizwe soldiers are still suffering unti today.No one looking at them . Those who went to exile claim they are the only ones to get benefits at the expense of those who were in the country fighting fire with fire. some were safe in exile marha why.
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Apr 11, 2012

SKIZOBANTWANA

Bathi Martin Thembisile Christopher- Sosibo Hani..

*The Freedom Fighter
*The Revolutionalist
*The Commander
*The Movement Leader
*The Legend

He's no more,but will always remain in our hearts.. was always visible in our struggle, to part during the hectic voilence in Tokoza/Kathlehong & Vosloorus .

They took his life, but he's forever present in our souls. RIP Chief of Staff
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Apr 11, 2012

Mbeva

Limpho Hani does not seem to be emotional
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Apr 11, 2012

amokachi

Speaker after speaker, who included SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande, ANC Gauteng chairman Paul Mashatile, Ekurhuleni mayor Mondli Gungubele, Cosatu deputy general secretary Bheki Nthalintshali and SACP's Young Communist League secretary Buti Manamela, said Hani would have deplored comrades who were in politics today for self enrichment.

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Well I am not sure about that when one look at the behaviour of the comrades, GREED IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY, I cannot rule out the possibility that maybe he would have been worse.

Having said that, I cannot dispute the fact that he was a good leader during the times of the struggle against apartheid regime.

LONG LIVE SPIRIT OF CHRIS HANI LONG LIVE!!!!!
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Apr 11, 2012

SeshegoGuY

Long live Chris Hani
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Apr 11, 2012

MommaC

How do they know what Chris Hani would (or would not) have done? Putting words into a dead man's mouth is rude as he can't defend or explain himself.

I wish he was still around. He may well have stopped the rot
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Apr 11, 2012

KeRataBasadi

Never liked Hani... him and Winnie Madikizela, had a bit of respect for him though. Thats as far as it goes, RIP.
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Apr 11, 2012

hulas

If Chris lived among his own people in Tsakane or Daveyton he would be alive today,but he decided to leave among his enemies.
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