Leaders’ failure to emulate Robert Sobukwe’s heroic legacy is pitiful
SA's leaders would do well to emulate the legacy of the brave African visionary who led with integrity, devotion and great personal sacrifice
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe would have turned 96 on Saturday, December 5. To mark that occasion I was greatly honoured to deliver the third Robben Island Museum memorial lecture, which I titled, “Knowledge, originality, passion and pride in Africa: the pillars and foundations of Sobukwe’s Africanism in remembering Afrika”.
Its focus was on the political orientation and indelible legacy of one of SA’s finest sons. In preparation for this, I was guided by luminaries such as Thami Ka Plaatjie, Joe Thloloe, Thami Mazwai, Dr Tommy Mohajane, former Bishop Stanley Mogoba and Dr Motsoko Pheko, and am grateful for their insights and personal anecdotes...
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