May his revolutionary soul rest in peace!! On 17 Jun 2016 2:01 pm, "Lucky Lukhele" <lucky.lukh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *SWAZILAND SOLIDARITY NETWORK STATEMENT ON THE PASSING AWAY OF STRUGGLE > VETERAN COMRADE SIMON **'MANDELA' NOGE.* > > SSN-STATEMENT, 17th June, 2016 > > The Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN) mourns the passing away of Comrade > Simon “Mandela” Noge (84 years). Comrade Noge, a celebrated giant of > South Africa’s struggle for national liberation, people’s power and > democracy, died earlier this week. > > *Simon Noge the revolutionary as reported by PUDEMO:* > > Comrade Noge served as the Secretary of the Committee that organized one > of the most successful campaigns against apartheid, the “Azikhwelwa“ (Bus > Boycott) in Alexandra, 59 years ago. In the “Azikhwelwa” campaign, he > worked closely with the committee member comrade Alfred Nzo, who later > became the long serving Secretary General of the African National Congress. > He was very modest about his role. > > Comrade Noge mentored politically former South African President Kgalema > Montlanthe. > > In the 1970s he operated a business, Swazi Flame that was operation at > SEDCO in Mbabane where South African exiles used to come for assistance. > One of the people who use to come was young Thabo Mbeki, the then > representative of the ANC. A day after a visit by Mbeki, the then head of > intelligence, TV Mtsetfwa now a traditional Prime Minister in Swaziland, > came to interrogate him about the visit. The following day, Swazi Flame was > bombed in a joint operation by the Swaziland security forces and the > Apartheid evil police. > > Comrade Noge also worked as a teacher at St Francis Primary School before > retiring to run a shop at Nkoyoyo. A sportsman and disciplinarian he is > fondly remembered by many as having loved tennis and football and was > regularly mocked by Swazi intelligence police as the 'fake tennis coach' > who used the cover of sports for political work. > > "He was also good soccer player in his younger days when he moved to > Swaziland he once coached Mbabane Dribbling Wizards, "recalls Mfanafutsi > Tsela [PUDEMO deputy president who came under his tutelage. > > In the early 80's, comrade Noge’s wife died and got romantically involved > with veteran trade unionist comrade Zodwa Mkhonta. It was during his > intimate relationship with comrade Zodwa, when he immensed himself in the > Swazi struggle for democracy. > > He was to later open a shop at Commercial Centre in Mbabane which later > became the Human Rights Offices, an organisation he had founded together > with the likes of Sam Mkhombe. It was here that he had long running battles > with the police and in 1997 was declared a prisoner of conscious by Amnesty > International after being detained by the Swazi cops for defending SWAYOCO > and PUDEMO activists. > > In 2009 President Zuma invited him to the opening of parliament as a > recognition of his towering role in South African struggle. > > As the Swaziland Solidarity Network [SSN] we extend our deepest > condolences to his family, the people of South Africa, mass democratic > movement and the people of Swaziland as led by the Premier Liberation > Movement PUDEMO. > > Comrade Noge’s death is a huge loss to the struggle for freedom and > democracy in Swaziland. His unflinching dedication and commitment to the > struggle was a blessing to the Mass Democratic Movement. It is now our duty > to continue to fight for the values which brought us in contact with this > humble comrade. May his Loving caring and Soul rest in peace. > > *He will be lay to rest on the 18th [TOMORROW] Saturday June, 2016 in > **Alexandra > Township*. > > HAMBAKAHLE MANDELA > > > *Issued by the Swaziland Solidarity Network [SSN]* > > *Contact: * > > *Lucky Lukhele-spokesperson* > > *072 502 4141* > *Lucky Lukhele- * > *Tell:011 339 3621* > *Fax: **0866162206* > *Mobile: 072 502 4141* > *Email: lucky.lukh...@gmail.com <lucky.lukh...@gmail.com> * > Skype: LuckyLukhele1 > Twitter: @lukhelelucky > > > -- > -- > NEW!!!! 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