BokFan

Graaf Reinet's greatest son.

Pity the anc stole his entire legacy of dedication, commitme
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BokFan

As i was saying
........dedication, commitment and integrity.


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WakeUpSouthAfrica

Urg, if I hear about another 'freedom fighter' who died and is being honored, Im going to vommit.
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Kgaoza606

I'm still very much angry at the previous apartheid regime for denying the world the knowledge, wisdom and bravery of this true freedom fighter, Robert Sibukwe, by destroying archive footages of this giant that were captured. Many people only know his name as a result and have been robbed of the history of how he fought against apartheid. This man was so vibrant that some leaders then even thought he was more dangerous to them than the power Mandela had, and that's when they decided to isolate him even from meeting with the likes of Oliver Tambo,Madiba,etc.
Still feel sad to this day how we were robbed of the history and experience of this extraordinary late leader, and I'm glad the government is paying respect in his recognition!!!
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Grela

my home town Grela @ last.
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MommaC

Finally!
A fitting legacy for a man who was passionate about living with pride.
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Kuch

Finally,his hard work is being recognised......
It's just a pitty the ANC is shining on his shine
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KILLERa1111

The first time Biko saw Robert Sobukwe he sai " GOD is here" He had so much respect for the man..Robert Sobukwe is in the league of Chief Albert Luthuli.
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Africanism

@WakeUpSouthAfrica
Urg, if I hear about another 'freedom fighter' who died and is being honored, Im going to vommit.

Very stupid comment and if u don't have anything to write on stop commenting please because you're a shame.
RobertSobukwe was a selfless leader who wanted to make sure that the land and the mineral wealth beneath the soil, the Banks and monopoly industry shall be transferred to the ownership of the people as a whole.His ideals on Nationalisation and expropriation of land without compesation still relevant today as we have witnessed the ANC policy conference. You're such person who nbis afraid of the unknown and SA is the only country which does not have control over minerals because of S 25 of the constitution.

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BokFan

@Africanism

By now the great Sobukwe would have changed his opinion on the issues of a land handout and state control of the economy as have many other leaders who came to see the error in their thinking. Sadly he died before he could do so.
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MommaC

Africanism

Point of correction:
The State does have control of all minerals. That is why you need a mineral rights permit to mine. The State is the ONLY entity which can give permission for mining activity and it is the ONLY entity which can decide on the royalties that come from that mining activity.
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WakeUpSouthAfrica

Africanism - Eh, whatever. It seems every week the ANC is 'celebrating' some or other struggle hero. And if not struggle heroes, then winnie is being honored for some or other reason.

You know why right? Merely the ANC trying to stir up your emotions to rally you to vote for them :P
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MommaC

WakeUpSouthAfrica

Robert Sobukwe wasn't ANC. That is why it is rather surprising that he is being acknowledged at all
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shaharazad

Some say he was Africa's Malcolm X, but really Malcolm X was America's Sobukwe. A true and brave son of Motherland (Africa). Long Live iQhawe
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Mzabalazo

Mangaliso Sobukwe is worth mensioning when anyone mensions South Africa, the man was portrayed a hater when in reality he was an honest loving African, a person who was proud of his heritage and who loved freedom not only freedom for blacks but for all South African, the man coined the term Human race, he was a visionary. Amandla!!!!
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Bumboklaat

For me the greatest legacy is that they honour him with youth empowerment and community improvemnt projects. That is a lasting and genuine legacy!

@WakeUpSouthAfrica

Wena jy praat net mbamba k@k!
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Pitbull123

WakeUpSouth Africa, you don't seem to be awake your self, how dare you. Go and vommit anyway.
I wish to add my voice and say "Better late than never". Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe deserved better by all means. Nobody can argue his greatness and his intellectual prowess he possessed among his peers and contemporaries, and yet the man was humble, focused and dedicated to the struggle to free afrciacn people from oppression. Remeber the status campaign. Remember what he said at court when asked how he was pleading, powerful stuff to this day.
Government we encourage you to do good all the time.
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WakeUpSouthAfrica

Pitbull123 - No I dont remember those campaigns, before my time. Nor do I care. Just a waste of time, honoring this dude, sisulu, hani, suzman etc. etc. etc. Just build a statue and get it over with. Give the tender to some government connected top dawg.
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MommaC

WakeUpSouthAfrica

Why would a man who fought his whole life for dignity and self sufficiency want a statue in his honour? At least this will carry on his legacy in a positive way
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shaharazad

WakeUpSouthAfrica - Your medication and straightjacket is now ready
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WakeUpSouthAfrica

Anyways, the ANC reminds me of the Jewish people. Commit human rights attrocities, but then uses the World War II attrocities as an alabaster around the rest of the world to garner sympathy.

ANC in this case, uses the apartheid rememberance to try and garner sympathies past all its failures and corruption.
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WakeUpSouthAfrica

shaharazad - Hello, this is steers, your order of "I dont give a f***" is ready.
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mkabayi

@Killera1111

Whilst sharing your adulation of Sobukwe, i would advise you to brush up your history particularly with respect to events leading up to the adoption of the so-called freedom charter and the eventual split (formation of the PAC) in 1959. Sobukwe and other africanists, for example, vehemently opposed Lutuli's views he expressed during a treason trial testimony:

" The African National Congress was not working for the overthrow of the ruling classes. It was working for being given an opportunity to participate in the government of the country.”

Lutuli's naivete and political inexperience, caused him to mismanage a normal political contest between the reformists/moderates/charterists (mandela, sisulu & tambo, etc) and the revolutionaries/africanists (mda, sobukwe, leballo, etc) by taking sides with the former and tolerating their undemocratic, elitist tendencies leading to the ultimate rapture in 1959.
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Mzabalazo

Sobukwe and Biko would not have drawn to a trap of a CODESSA agreement which was non-consultative with the masses, both black and white, and we wouldn't have got stuck in this mess that is now irreversable. The deal was supposed to have sealed a win/win solution for both the haves and the haves not. Now we have find another way, we cannot grab land nor can we disempower thoes who are the realm of the economy as it will be unethical nad costly for our economy, thanks to the ANC deal
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WakeUpSouthAfrica

Mzabalazo - Good thing, just think how poor and f***ed up the country would have been now if you got your way.
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Mzabalazo

WakeUpSouthAfrica

That is your opinion based on a propaganda that nothing would have come out of great minds, these giants were not unreasonable niether were they greedy. I think you just browsed my post, if you would have read it, you would have realised that I raised the consultation of the masses both black and white, secondly I raised the issue of a win/win solution that means a solution that would be satisfactory to everyone in the counrty at least everyone as here I am excluding unreasonable demands.

You were made to believe that these giants were racists and wanted to take everything, even they did once you enter in a negotiation table that means you concur that you are equals. South Africa is f#@d up as we speak, the number of unemployed is raising and the service delivery chaos is getting to the level that one one will be able to control, the monopoly of the economy by the new black elite is raing and our education system is worse than apartheid times( except that segregation is now voluntary rather than through the legislature). This is not freedom for all of us becasue as long as the situation remains this way, those who pay the tax will feed the destitutes and the level of crime will raise, the level of illitarecy will raise and how then is a rich person free when he/she has to watch his or her back everyday( be it black or white). The Codessa system was not designed to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor and that my dear will haunt in a not too distant future and you will then know that we need a win/win situation= win/ win situation means all South Africans become victors
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WakeUpSouthAfrica

Mzabalazo - Those issues are not negotiated at CODESA. They are negotiated at the voting booth. Unfortunately you make poor choices every 4 years.
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WakeUpSouthAfrica

Dont worry, in 20 years time, you will be singing the praises of Mantu 'vegetable doctor' for her struggle credentials. And for how 'enlightened' she was. And what a 'good leader'.

From all the praises we hear, i wonder how the ANC migrated from these "glorious leaders" (walter sisulu etc) to the likes of jacob zuma, blade, and malema.
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Mzabalazo

WakeUpSouthAfrica

Your problem is that you are too naive, you think you know people, I never sang any ANC praises, and if Manto and Zuma are struggle role models do not think that everyone is. Sing their praises and enjoy.
Stop stereotyping Africans not all of us belong to the ANC school of thought, if you continue engaging people on that naive level then you are doomed.
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mkabayi

@ WakeUpSouthAfrica

"Unfortunately you make poor choices every 4 years."

who is 'you'? and what choice do you make every 4 years? why do you think its better?
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Mzabalazo

WakeUpSouthAfrica

Your problem is that you are too naive, you think you know people, I never sang any ANC praises, and if Manto and Zuma are struggle your role models do not think that everyone is. Sing their praises and enjoy, and do not ask me about Malema because I critcised the old youth since day one, unfortunately you are new in this block so you might not even know that. But your attitude is wrong and as I said in the first place you do not read posts you browse them, if you did you would not have qouted 20yrs as I have already told you that the CODESSA agreement has already taken this country down the drain, you are still waiting for 20 years when the country is dying already. Tha 20yrs years you are calling for or waiting for would not have become happen to become later if visionary like Biko and Sobukwe, Lemebde we alive in the 90's.WE are going down the drain because people made cosmetic changes that did not suit the majority of this country (both black and white) and they are continuing with this jiberrish, we have more government that we can afford and or than we need we have 11 MECs and their deputies and then we have the national government this is the nonsense of CODESSA

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WakeUpSouthAfrica

Mzabalazo - Wake up call. The naive level? 65% of the country voted for Zuma didnt they? Yes, I know you. I know people. And unlike you, i know politics. CODESA agreement has got NOTHING to do with the current state of the nation. Its merely the current EXCUSE thats being thrown around by Zuma and by some sheeple.

mkabayi - I vote for the soccer party every year. At least they dont steal R30 billion a year from the country, and rule with incompetence. Who was the MP that was fired that wanted to move the fisheries ministry to Pretoria? Two corrupt police chiefs in a row. A bunch of preschoolers could run the government better than these maifoedies.
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Mzabalazo

WakeUpSouthAfrica
Unfortunately you are addressing the wrong person about the 65% vote for Zuma as I told you you cannot engage a person on what they putting across, instead you are stereotypying,exactly the way you did in apatheid times. I do not vote for the ANC as I do not agree with the CODESSA se#llout and whether you like it or n ot CODESSA is where corruption was fermented.

So do not address me about the people who voted for Manto your shero and Zuma your comrade, unless you are making a point .
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Magava

Wakeup South Africa
Everything that you are raising is out of content, I start to doubt your age, are you done with your school homework.

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Phaahle-o-Mosweu-le-diatla

Healken the Gentle Knight!! The man that Vorster & Strydom feared most than all ANC leaders & members combined...hence the passing of Sobukwe Clause. A clause or law that was passed SPECIALLY for him.

@KILLERa111 - Prof was way above Chief Luthuli. He belongs to the league of Marcus Mosia Garvey, Dr. Booker Talliaferro Washington, CLR James, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, A Cheik Diop, Kwam Nkrumah, Patrice Lumumba & George Padmore.

The only thing that the government must do is to rename Fort Hare University after him. That's where he ignited the idea of Africanism with the young Mandela, Tambo who remained with the Communist ideas & ultimately the liberals...hence the Dom Charter which is sugar-coated as Freedom Charter.

Long live the Undying Spirit of Prof Mangaliso Sobukwe Long live!!!

One Azania - One Nation!!


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kuyozekubenini

I would not be suprised when my comments were not on because people like WAKE UP SOUTH AFRIKA insinuates and make our struggle icons a joke....but still speake bad about the ANC.....Please note.... THE ANC is not my enemy but political adversary and we mainly differ on matters of principle.Let him go and vote for the soccer party..... its good for him......

We are AFRCANISTS FROM THE AFRICAN NATIONALIST CAMP AND THE ANC ARE CHATTERISTS>>>PERIOD
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LEATHA

@wakeupsouthafrica, usilima san, u know noyhing about Giants except the indocrination u've been fed. shut your stinking mouth slima ndzini
@killera1111, BJ Vorster said and I quote "compared with Sobukwe Lithuli is a lightweight" thats how powerful this noble son of the Afrikan soil was. long live the spirit of Prof Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe. Izwe Lethu
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