The ANC in Joburg plans to rename William Nicol Drive to Madikizela-Mandela.
The red berets’ claiming her as their stalwart remains a bitter pill to swallow for the governing ANC.ANC regional leaders dismissed Shivambu’s social media post as “another populist utterance from the“It is in fact the ANC which tabled the motion through Councillor Loyiso Masuku and seconded by Councillor Salphina Mulaudzi on 27 September 2018, which was approved by the council.
“The ANC further wishes to remind the EFF that Mama Winnie Mandela was a stalwart of the ANC and not of the EFF. “Therefore, no matter how much they wish it upon the stars and their unknown ancestors, this fact shall never change. “Their draught of stalwarts seemingly gives the 10-year-old EFF amnesia on where the great heroes and heroines of our nation come from,” secretary Sasabona Manganye said in a statement.
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