NELSON MANDELA Speech after Chris Hani was assassinated by Januz Walus - 10 April 1993. Tonight I am reaching out to every single South African,black and white,from the very depths of my being.A white man full of predujice and hate,came to our country and committed a deed so foul that our whole nation now teeters on the brink of disaster.A white woman of Afrikaner origin risked her life so that we may know and bring to justice this assassin. The cold-blooded murder of Chris Hani has sent shock waves throughout the country and the world.Our grief and anger is tearing us apart.What has happened is a national tragedy that has touched millions of people across the political and colour divide.Our shared grief and legitimate anger will find expression in nationwide commemorations that coincide with the funeral service.Now is the time for all South Africans to stand together against those whose,from any quarter,wish to destroy what Chris Hani gave his life for - The Freedom For All Now is the time for our white compatriots,from whom messages of condolence continue to pour in,to reach out with an understanding of the grievous loss to our nation in hand in hand in the memorial of this bold,fearless and forthright young captain. Now is the time for the police to act with sensitivity and restraint to be real community policeman and women who serve the population as a whole.There must be no further loss of life at this tragic time.This is a watershed moment for all of us.Our decisions and actions will determine wether we use our pain,our grief and our outrage to move forward to what is the only lasting solution for our country,an elected government of the people,by the people and for the people.We must not let the men who worship war and lust after blood precipitate actions that will plunge our country into another Angola. Chris Hani was a soldier,a commander of the African National Congress,a Secretary General of the South African Communist Party,one who believed in iron discipline.He carried out instructions to the letter,one who never hesitates to criticise even his own organisation whenever he felt that it was failing to provide leadership.Hani practised what he preached,any lack of discipline is trampling on the values that he stood for.Those who commit such acts serve only the interests of the assassins and desecrate his memory. When we as one people,act together decisively,with discipline and determination,nothing can stop us.Let us remember this fallen soldier for peace in a fitting manner.Let us rededicate ourselves to bringing about what he had fought for all his life,a democracy that will bring real,tangible changes in the lives of the people,the working class,the poor,the jobless and the landless. Lala Ngoxolo Thembisile,Tshonyane,Dikiza,Sawa,Mthuzimele,Bomvane LeKhaya,ubuligiba lamafela ndawonye,Ivolovolo likanoGongolo,Iphonoyi Labasebenzi,Umavulakuvaliwe.Ngxe matholamaduna kweli lomdibaniso,masithi phumla ngoxolo TshonyanoNkone. Hamba Kahle Nkomanda yoMkhonto weSizwe!!!!! Nelson Mandela - 1993
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