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11 February 2015 Madiba's Release Was a People's Victory On this day twenty five years ago, the Father of our Nation and Icon of our Struggle, Comrade Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, walked out of the then Victor Verster Prison a free man after 27 years of incarceration. Madiba's release was a people's victory against colonial and apartheid oppression. The National Party was forced to admit its failures and realise that it could no longer govern on its terms. This day further signalled an important turning point in our country's history and the beginning of a long walk towards a free South Africa - united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous; underpinned by fundamental human rights, social justice and equality. Whilst the events of the 11 February 1990 constituted a defeat of the policies of apartheid and national oppression, Comrade Madiba was quick to warn us that "many more battles still lie ahead of us before we can say that the seal of permanence has been placed on the processes of ending race relations". These words remain true to this day. As a society, we must reject racism in all its forms and continue to inspire our people towards a non-racial South Africa. As South Africans and the progressive peoples of the world mark this important day, Comrade Madiba's words that "Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world," should continue to inspire us to emulate his life's work and uphold, promote and defend his legacy. Building on the hope that this day signalled 25 years ago, South Africans must recommit themselves to remain true to the ideals and values of Tata Mandela and his collective, values embodied and held dear by the African National Congress of humility, hard work, dedication, selflessness, integrity, honesty and sacrifice. Issued by: Zizi Kodwa National Spokesperson African National Congress Enquiries: Keith Khoza 082 823 9672 Khusela Sangoni 072 854 5707 -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
