I am delighted by your report that Siphiwe Nyanda, former chief of staff of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), is calling a conference of former members to discuss the problems in the ANC. Although I did not participate in its military operations, I was a foundation member of MK and led a unit in the first sabotage action in December 1961 and therefore hope to be eligible to attend the proposed meeting. I also want to support the critical comments on the ANC by Nyanda and to say we did not anticipate the rot that has set in, namely the Nkandla project, the enrichment of top leaders in phoney black economic empowerment deals, the enormous pressure on ANC parliamentarians to support the wrongdoing of President Jacob Zuma, and the gerrymandering of lists at national conferences, among many other nasty practices. What is particularly encouraging about Nyanda’s stance is that it represents the true feelings of the thousands of cadres who endured years of frustration in camps in various African count...
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