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REVERED: Former president Nelson Mandela. Photo: LULAMILE FENI

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The league's president, Amukelani Ngobeni, said in a statement that Mandela would not have peace should he die without apologising for "selling out black people's struggle through the secret talks with the apartheid government".

Ngobeni said Mandela entered into secret talks and agreed on a compromised constitution which today makes it very difficult, or almost impossible, for government to deliver in its duties to service the citizens.

He said they were following with interest developments around Mandela's health, saying: "Many of his friends did not get an opportunity to apologise before they died, and he must consider himself lucky and use the opportunity for his soul to rest peacefully before it is too late".

He added: "Mandela and his friends were excited and could not wait to occupy the global political space at the expense of the struggle for complete political,  social and economic emancipation."

Nelson Mandela Foundation spokesman Sello Hatang said Mandela had always maintained "that he was always acting as part of the collective".

He added it would be best for the ANC to comment on Ngobeni's statement.

However, ANC spokesman Keith Khoza said his organisation would not dignify the statement with a comment.

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Jun 12, 2012

rasefatee

Ngobeni hahahahhahahaha azapo
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Jun 12, 2012

Bobodlwane

This is pure madness Leave Mandela alone.Dont you think he suffered enough by staying in jail for 27 years without commiting crime....????

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Jun 12, 2012

sh!tFaceSamsung

hehehehehehehe Mzansi fosho alive with possibility!
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Jun 12, 2012

ISMORNACHIES8

Ngobeni,U are mad mi boi nxa sies !
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Jun 12, 2012

Secretary

Yes let him apologise.I am ANC member,but i agree with AZAPO on this point.Our intial aims was to grab our land and economy to black people,but the blacks are still struggling and are facing freedom trauma. Juju has all correct.
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Jun 12, 2012

lindsay

yagagagagagaggagga

well at least now we know you Amukelani before this you were faceless but then people will do anything to be noticed
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Jun 12, 2012

Stumaeza

Please AZAPO not again...last week it was your comments on Bafunny Bafunny & now it's da Old Man! Are you seeking attention or what?
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Jun 12, 2012

Secretary

Tata apologise without fear or favour.
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Jun 12, 2012

Sboro

No wonder organisations such AZAPO have never risen above themeselves - they are very much into academic hairy fairy stuff, theorising, intellectaulizing and hair-splitting, thus losing grassroot understanding and support.
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Jun 12, 2012

MommaC

Do the other 6 members of Azapo YL agree with him?
I am sick of these various YL puppies who keep yapping about issues that they are clueless about.


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