“They don’t know how close we were to a civil war.”
Mbhazima Shilowa says those who say Mandela was a 'sell-out' must watch some of his debates, including Mandela's first-ever pre-election debate with FW de Klerk on April 14 1994.Former Gauteng premier Mbhazima Shilowa has shut down the growing number of people on social media expressing the opinion that Nelson Mandela was a"sell-out."
In a series of tweets, Shilowa said those who speak of Mandela having sold out were never with him in an engagement with the National Party and IFP. You don’t have to take my word for it but see how in the end, MPLA and Frelimo had to negotiate with UNITA and Renamo in the end, after many lives had been lost. We didn’t reach it but the NP, IFP and Gxozo nearly took us there: Bisho massacre, Boupatong, Shobashobane, etcRecalling the day before the 1994 elections, Shilowa said bombs exploded around and near the ANC offices.
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