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DO NOT BE AFRAID: Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale meets residents of Norwood flats in Mthatha. On the right is community representative Nogolide Xaba. PHOTO: SIMPHIWE NKWALI

 There is something that we should lose - the fear of those in authority 

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Sexwale lauded Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, acting national police commissioner, as a brave man for acting against Mdluli. He asked the Rhema Bible Church in Mthatha to pray for the top policeman.

"Speak out when a corrupt policeman wants to be your commissioner. There's a policeman Mkhwanazi, pray for him.

"I don't know him but there's this cop who is standing up against the odds.

"Major people are quiet, this cop says 'if there's a corrupt cop and his friends among us who steal your money, who's got slush funds, who abuses your money', this Mkhwanazi says 'I think we should jail this cop'. Praise the lord for the name of that Mkhwanazi," Sexwale said.

Before Mdluli's suspension, it had been speculated that President Jacob Zuma wanted him as the next national police commissioner.

Sexwale addressed the congregation yesterday morning as part of his two-day unofficial presidential campaign in the ANC's second-biggest province. Sexwale is expected to challenge Zuma at the ANC's national conference in Mangaung in December.

He urged South Africans to speak out, saying the world belonged to the brave.

"There is something that we should lose - the fear of those in authority.

"We put people in authority and we get terrified of them. You start to fear an MEC, a mayor, a minister, you fear premiers, you fear the president. We put people in power then we become afraid of them.

"South Africans and fellow worshippers, be not afraid to speak out," said Sexwale to a chorus of an emphatic "Yes!" from the thousands of congregants.

In what could be interpreted as a jibe at Zuma's bid for a second term, Sexwale talked about former president Nelson Mandela's decision to serve only one term: "The authority above all other authorities is God. So these little authorities of MECs, premiers, ministers, presidents, Nelson Mandela knows that the authority he had belonged to the people. That's why Madiba stayed in public office only five years. No sooner had he done his five years, he decided 'I'm tired of this'. It was a demonstration to us that man-given authority lasts only (so long)," said Sexwale.

He turned to the Bible to illustrate his point, making an example of the "brave" Simon of Cyrene who helped Jesus Christ carry his cross on the way to his crucifixion.

"Fear must not grip this land. South Africa cannot be reduced to a country of (fear, where) we fear to speak now. When that happens, please draw courage from Simon of Cyrene. We have a democracy, a constitution, organs of power. Let's not be afraid to speak out."

On the controversial multibillion-rand arms deal, Sexwale said South Africa had "miscalculated".

Sexwale said the deal was initially estimated at about R20bn but had escalated to over R60bn.

"How did we miscalculate so much, not just with numbers but also the wrong items?" he asked.

"How many schools could have been built, how many houses, how many jobs created.

"President Jacob Zuma has opened it up again because it is eating the body of this country up. The arms package was wrong, that's why it will follow us."

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Jun 4, 2012

MGEEZ

Major people are quiet, this cop says 'if there's a corrupt cop and his friends among us who steal your money, who's got slush funds, who abuses your money', this Mkhwanazi says 'I think we should jail this cop'. Praise the lord for the name of that Mkhwanazi," Sexwale said.
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I guess deperate situations calls for desperate measures!!!
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Jun 4, 2012

MGEEZ

He urged South Africans to speak out, saying the world belonged to the brave.
"There is something that we should lose - the fear of those in authority.
"We put people in authority and we get terrified of them. You start to fear an MEC, a mayor, a minister, you fear premiers, you fear the president. We put people in power then we become afraid of them.
"South Africans and fellow worshippers, be not afraid to speak out," said Sexwale to a chorus of an emphatic "Yes!" from the thousands of congregants.
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Preach it pastor preach it!!!!lol
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Jun 4, 2012

maneater

this man??? im sorry but i just cannot trust this man!!!
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Jun 4, 2012

TBGOLE

"We put people in authority and we get terrified of them. You start to fear an MEC, a mayor, a minister, you fear premiers, you fear the president. We put people in power then we become afraid of them
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You speak out....u get suspended from the party and then you become dismissed. Malema knows!
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Jun 4, 2012

MommaC

We need to grow up as a country, Our leaders work for US - they don't own us.
I'm not sure that Tokyo is the best man for the job but at least he has enough money of his own so that he won't need to eat everything out of the treasury.
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Jun 4, 2012

jerryhoward

This guys are the ones who corrupt our beautiful country nd what angers me is that we have put our trust in them to make vital decisions about the rainbow nation. such ppl should b left 2 rot in jail.mdluli should b fired instantly nd never b allowed in any govt. department any more.
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Jun 4, 2012

Pointman

Be careful he is a politician - all this praise could be for a villanous purpose. When they decide to give Mkhwanaz to boot because he is not protecting their friends, they can say - "see we liked the guy - why else did we praise him."
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Jun 4, 2012

ZUMAMUSTGO

Major people are quiet, this cop says 'if there's a corrupt cop and his friends among us who steal your money, who's got slush funds, who abuses your money', this Mkhwanazi says 'I think we should jail this cop'. Praise the lord for the name of that Mkhwanazi," Sexwale said.

Thanks Cde Tokyo, there are other intellectuals within the ANC and they are quite, when Zuma used disciplinary processes against Juju few stood up and Cde Tokyo was one of them and he has come out again to speak against this gangsters, Zuma and his gangsters they think they will rule forever and their days are numbered, if Zuma will get second term he will not finish it.

PHANZI NGO ZUMA NE CORRUPTION YAKHE PHANZI.


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Jun 4, 2012

ZUMAMUSTGO

South Africans do you still remember recently Zuma told us not to worry about Mdluli and another gangster (Mthethwa) said the same thing and this is the same person who wrote to Zuma telling him about the plot against Zuma and giving Zuma an assurance that he(Mdluli) can help the Zuma for the second term.
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Jun 4, 2012

Bosso

Now we see where Malema draws some of his Aspirations, inspirations, desperations, donkeyspirations, lolspirations, fatspirations, pirations, rations, tions…
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