Fikile Mbalula received backlash as tweeps accused him of a system that 'erased' the contributions made by Madikizela-Mandela in the struggle.
Fikile Mbalula has been slammed for rejecting Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's name in the renaming of Cape Town International Airport.Fikile Mbalula, the ANC's elections head, defended the party on Tuesday after tweeps slammed him and the ANC for"rejecting" Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's name in the process of renaming Cape Town International Airport.
Mbalula, who was among the politicians who shared their memories, received backlash as tweeps accused him of being a member of a party and system that"erased" the contributions made by Madikizela-Mandela in the struggle for freedom.— Mr Fearfokkol | Forever Young On March 5, the EFF proposed in parliament that Madikizela-Mandela's name be considered in the renaming of the airport.
This proposal was shot down by the ANC. Citing the reasons for this, the party, through its chief whip, Jackson Mthembu, said the decision to include Madikizela-Mandela's name on the list was not theirs to make, but that of Airports Company South Africa .
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