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We must honour Mandela by upholding his values

Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, July 22, 2010,
An insightful letter by Helen Zille on Mandela Day...

Today we join the rest of the world in wishing Nelson Mandela a happy 92nd birthday. Many will celebrate his legacy by devoting 67 minutes of their time to serving others.
 
Former President Mandela sacrificed a great deal during his life in service to all South Africans. We should honour his example every day by striving to do the same. And we should be mindful that service in South Africa is grounded in values of selflessness, integr...
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Thuggish ANCYL gets just deserts in Cape poll

Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, June 3, 2010,
Article by Rhoda Kadalie, 1 June 2010 - Business Day

JULIUS Malema’s African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) is proof that political power ought not to be given to mindless thugs. And the league’s attempts to scupper Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille’s meeting in Gugulethu on Monday last week, ahead of by-elections, was one of the surest signs yet that should the ruling party face the prospect of defeat at the polls, it will resort to violence.

If generalising from the le...

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