From the archives: Don Mattera tells Capetonians to live Madiba’s message - Celebrated South African writer Don Mattera has addressed a crowd in Khayelitsha in remembrance of former president Nelson Mandela.
A frail, 86-year-old Don Mattera had to be assisted on to the stage on Monday night, where he thanked God for sparing him so he could address the crowd at an evening of remembrance for Nelson Mandela in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats.
Mandela loved all the people of South Africa, said Mattera. “When you were born, Madiba, you freed the spirit of a shackled nation.”and the country engulfed in paying homage to the greatest statesman and political figure South Africa has ever known. The positive message of reconciliation left by Mandela has touched its citizens. “South Africans must love their country. Love its people,” said Mattera. “Mandela loved them all. Live the message.
“I really wish the ANC could change after Madiba’s death because the ANC is corrupt,” said the 42-year-old mother of three. “Tata Madiba put us on the right path. The ANC must return to that path.” A man leaning over the railing nearby was staring down at the singing and ululating, looking slightly dazed. Shephard Nwtawa said he felt terrible because Mandela had died.
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