LUCKY MATHEBULA | What should we make of the uMkhonto we Sizwe trademark battle?

The MK Party victory, from whatever angle you choose to relate with it, is the subversion of SA heritage trapped in the ANC's history and traditions

23 April 2024 - 21:19 By LUCKY MATHEBULA

The responsibility of liberating a nation from an oppressive system like apartheid remains that of revolutionaries, activist and conscientious members of society. Naturally, one organisation or institution will emerge as the leader of society in managing the struggle system, and this is the ANC as the leader of the liberation movement. The outcome of the political settlement that follows the liberation struggle tends to be what the liberation movement defined as what it aspires to for that particular society...

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