Fri May 24 20:08:48 SAST 2013
Fri May 24 20:08:48 SAST 2013

Leaders are divisive, says Bishop

Oct 15, 2012 | Sapa, Dispatch | 1 comments

Methodist Church of SA Bishop Abel Mnaba has criticised traditional leaders for dividing communities along political lines

Mnaba told mourners at nkosi Gwebizilwane Sigcau’s funeral at Ntlezi, in the Eastern Cape, that traditional leaders should leave politics and concentrate on uniting and developing the people they led.

Sigcau, 65, a cousin of Eastern Pondoland king Mpondombini Sigcau, ruled his tribe for 47 years.  

Mnaba said traditional leaders who were card-carrying members of political parties were biased towards those who belonged to the same party, the Dispatch reported.

“Only those who are card-carrying members of political organisations, like the ANC, benefit from traditional leaders, who themselves are card-carrying members of the ANC.

“This is not on. It must be clear that not all members (of the community) are party members.”

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Oct 15, 2012

Bebesocs

Tata mfundisi that is the gospel truth and they are the very people(chiefs &headmen) who do not teach our people how to vote, in Libode they said to us "Ivili nomkhoto" they never told us how to vote and they said to our people if you voted ivili nomkoto show us your card and you get "child grant and you find some of these people collecting child grant for 7 children I mean in one household, somebody taking children from distant relatives, inkosi these days are not good and they sow instability
These chiefs are suppose to talk about construction of roads, provision of water, teaching people how to use their own soil , building of schools, building of clinics but instead they want money in the most saddest way.
The chiefs promote tarvens and it is where you find them with school children or else the tarven belongs to this particular chief.
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