Minister Gayton McKenzie also says both white and black South Africans have failed Nelson Mandela, citing widespread societal shortcomings.
Patriotic Alliance leader and former Central Karoo mayor Gayton Mckenzie speaks to The Citizen at Sandton in Johannesburg, 8 May 2023. Picture: Nigel Sibanda
McKenzie delivered the keynote address on International Nelson Mandela Day on Wednesday, hosted by the Nelson Mandela Museum in partnership with the Freedom Park Heritage Site. The event was attended, among others, by Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi from Univen, Professor Bheki Mngomezulu from Nelson Mandela University and Youth Man’s Christian Association CEO Marcus van Wyk, former deputy president Baleka Mbete and Ndileka Mandela from the Nelson Mandela Museum Council.said he initially felt Mandela stabbed people in the back when he spoke about reconciliation and working with white people.
He overheard his motivational speaker coach standing up for him against a colleague who judged him for his criminal background and quoted Mandela and Ubuntu.“My call is for each and every one to find the Nelson Mandela inside you. So many of us have moved away from the Madiba inside of us.McKenzie told the guests his life story, which included joining a gang as a teenager, going to jail at age 20, being released and later forgiving Mandela.
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