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70 CANDLES: Thabo Mbeki

The ANCYL extended good wishes to Mbeki on his 70th birthday in a news statement.

"As president of the ANC, Cde Mbeki has led the collective charge for the renewed development of the African continent, notably through the African Renaissance and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad)," the ANCYL said in the statement.

It said South Africa's development was intricately linked to the development of Africa.

"We commend Cde Thabo Mbeki's continuing commitment to the development of African leadership in particular and the role he continues to play towards the attainment of the Freedom Charter demand that 'South Africa shall strive to maintain world peace and the settlement of all international disputes by negotiation - not war'."

The ANCYL called on South Africa to use its membership of Brics - the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa economic alliance - to benefit not only South Africa and its partners, but also the rest of Africa.

The league did not officially extend birthday wishes to Zuma on his 70th birthday on April 12.

Mbeki was defeated by Zuma in the December 2007 ANC leadership race.

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Jun 19, 2012

Kinggeezo

This gives you a picture of how the ANCYL feels about the current leadership. Could this perhaps be a message to JZ?
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Jun 19, 2012

maneater

happy birthday son of the african soil!!
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Jun 19, 2012

Papage

@ Sowetan what really do you want to achieve with this? you are putting fuel on the fire, let it go, we are sick and tired of Zuma that, Mbeki that, we know what happened in Polokwane, so let us move forward as a country and stop sawing divisions in the ANC.

Happy birthday Tata Mbeki, wish you many more years of happyness and peace within, be strong like an Ox, you have shown that you dont fly with small birds but Eagles, be strong My Father, My President.
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Jun 19, 2012

DjEp

@papage,true my brother so what?
If those bunch of idiots didnt wish Zuma a happy birthday it doesnt stop the fact that Zuma is the current president, secondly it doesnt erase the fact that Mbeki was removed by the same idiots who wish him a happy birthday today. Whoever wrote this article must be a very good friend of Malema and very lonely now that the puppet is gone
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Jun 19, 2012

KeRataBasadi

Hypocrites, Mbeki should tell them to Fcuk off.
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Jun 19, 2012

Shredder

Bloody hypocrites, they kicked Mbeki out and he humbly stepped down. Does that supposed to make him happy?
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Jun 19, 2012

Mnikazi

God forgive then:

The never knew what they were doing when they kicked the Great Thinker i have ever known.
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Jun 19, 2012

thitha

president mbeki no fancy words 2 forward,no bunch of flowers 2 pick and no postcard 2 send its just me saying happy birthday my dear president,may u leave a well balanced life..enkosi zizi
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Jun 19, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

Funny how Mbeki was seen as a dictator and not having the interests of the youth(ANC) at heart....

How fickle can they be ........................
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Jun 19, 2012

Mamelodian

oh how I wish he could give his HONEST opinion of the ANCYL's sudden change of heart and tune.
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