Mandla Mandela's selective activism

WHILE it could be seen by others as a positive move to pursue anti-Israel campaigns by Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla Mandela, it is worth noting that he leaves a cascade of problems in South Africa, which his party, the ANC, has caused and fails to address.

- KENNETH MOKGATLHE

It is his party, which he represented as its Member of Parliament (MP) for many years, that has crippled the government at every level. It seems Mandela is deficient in either compassion or basic common sense in his approach.

His cousins, who are Nelson Mandela’s granddaughters, Zaziwe Manaway and Zamaswazi Mandela, recently embarked on a life-changing journey to Israel and Gaza to witness the conflict for themselves rather than relying on biased media reporting, which further complicates this complex conflict, which has lasted for several decades. Their encounters changed their views about both Gaza and Israel. Unlike Mandla Mandela, their cousin, their views are not fixed.