Mourners honour Kathrada by speaking out
'It would be disingenuous to the life of Kathrada to pretend he he was not disturbed by the current failure of post-apartheid politics'
Struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada had clearly found the current political leadership of SA wanting, including a trajectory that could put the country in line with "some of the vilest regimes in history", former deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe said at Katharada's funeral on Wednesday. The country would do well to re-examine the principles and understanding of human nature that drove a man at the end of his life to issue stark and public warnings on SA's direction, Motlanthe said. Addressing hundreds of mourners who gathered at Westpark Cemetery to pay tribute to Kathrada, Motlanthe read sections of letter sent by Kathrada almost exactly a year ago, calling on President Jacob Zuma to resign. Promting a standing ovation and applause from hundreds gathered, Motlanthe read extensive extracts of the letter to Zuma that had raised serious concerns, starting with Nkandla, and calling for a resignation. "It would be disingenuous to the life of Kathrada to pretend he he was not disturbed by...
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