We mourn the passing on of comrade TF. He indeed was larger and his contribution to Afrika momentous. I too have seen TF at work and have shared with him in debates and platforms. It was always evident that he had come all the way through the ranks, picking valuable lessons and skills along. You could never discern any manifest of short-cut or parachutte in his mannerism and thought pattern. He is certainly a loss to the movement. He is a true PAC, he gave his life, the largest part of his active life, to this organisation. As we mourn his passing we also bow in respect and in gratitude for building and bestowing unto us the monument of the PAC. This is just as much the case for our great leaders as Theo Mabusela and Ntoele who are also no more. May their soul rest in peace.
I must add that TF was very shrewed and might I also say street wise too. In him you see why as boys they ruled the streets of Azania. The way he walked, his dress code....a revolutionary pantsula. The way he will roast you in debate and retreat into his laughter near hand covered to throw some humour to your hammering. His choice of words to describe sell-outs you would laugh your lungs off. Damn we will miss the comrade. Above all he is our leader and a great servant of our liberation struggle. I hope one day we will rise so we allot these comrades their national hero status. Afrika our land. Matome Mashao Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: "Hulisani Mmbara " <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:22:10 To: PAYCO GOOGLE GROUP PAYCO GOOGLE GROUP<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PAYCO] Fw: Ma-Africa once again we have lost... RIP to this tireless teacher. We would hold workshops/political classes almost daily for years. He always had a political or ideological point to ponder or reflect on. He did this with any person, anywhere. Whether its fellow countrymen at a bus stop waiting for transport home or a visitor to office. TF held political dialogues with everyone, given an opportunity. He also struck me with his knowledge of various disciplines. He was never afraid to take a different view and always continued to challenge any established position, view, idea, political or ideological line if he had reason to. A very engaging person. Most of the times he would reduce his ideas in writing and ask for your opinion. One not afraid of debate because he had a solid political and ideological grounding. He was also well read in revolutionary theory, various political and history literature. He could hold his own. If you were to stand against him on any issue, you needed to know your story very well. Because of his firm grasp of historical and dialectic materialism, and shrewd use of the tools in debate on the Robben Island, he tells me he was often accused of being a marxist by his fellow Africanists. However in the past few years he took on a pure African nationalist position which fell short of addressing the social and class question. He continued debating these questions. A lot can be said about this gallant son of the soil. Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:10:58 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [PAYCO] Fw: Ma-Africa once again we have lost... Afrikanists, I have just received an sms below: ------ SMS ------ From: Received: Nov 13, 2012 22:50 Subject: Ma-Africa once again we have lost... Ma-Africa once again we have lost one of the stalwarts of our struggle, TF Philemon Tefu, he is no more, he has joined Benny Ntoele in the world of our martyrs. Saki Mafatshe Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! -- Sending your posting to [email protected] Unsubscribe by sending an email to [email protected] You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com <http://www.mayihlome.wordpress.com> -- Sending your posting to [email protected] Unsubscribe by sending an email to [email protected] You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com -- Sending your posting to [email protected] Unsubscribe by sending an email to [email protected] You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com
