“The people shall govern.” Mad

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – APRIL 27: Leader of the Democratic Alliance, Mmusi Maimane,with Nelson Mandela’s eldest granddaughter, Ndileka Mandela during Freedom movement rally in Pretoria. He delivered the keynote address. Opposition parties, religious leaders and civil society came together to protest against President Jacob Zuma at The Caledonian Stadium, Tshwane on Freedom Day. This day commemorates the country’s first post-apartheid elections held in 1994. This year signals 23 years of South Africa’s democracy. (Photo by Gallo Images / Alet Pretorius)

“The people shall govern.” Madiba’s granddaughter hits ANC with the Freedom Charter [video]

We, the people…

“The people shall govern.” Mad

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – APRIL 27: Leader of the Democratic Alliance, Mmusi Maimane,with Nelson Mandela’s eldest granddaughter, Ndileka Mandela during Freedom movement rally in Pretoria. He delivered the keynote address. Opposition parties, religious leaders and civil society came together to protest against President Jacob Zuma at The Caledonian Stadium, Tshwane on Freedom Day. This day commemorates the country’s first post-apartheid elections held in 1994. This year signals 23 years of South Africa’s democracy. (Photo by Gallo Images / Alet Pretorius)

Ndileka Mandela is no stranger to controversy, after earlier this year announcing that she’d lost her faith in the ANC’s ability to govern, after failing to self-correct in the wake of the then Sassa payment crisis.

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Mandela is Madiba’s eldest granddaughter and clearly not afraid to stick it to the man.

Speaking at Thursday’s Freedom Day rally against Jacob Zuma and his allies in the ANC, Mandela encouraged ordinary South Africans to take back their power, reflect on how far we’ve come as a nation and to stand up for what it right.

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“The people have the right to call their government to account and we are today calling our government to account and when the motion is passed in parliament‚ we want our leaders that we elected through our communities to do the right thing‚” she said, referring to the upcoming debate of no confidence in Zuma in the National Assembly.

Meanwhile, the swell of support for deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa gained momentum after former finance minister Pravin Gordhan unofficially endorsed him as the best man to lead the ANC in future.

In an interview with CNN Gordhan agreed that a judicial commission of enquiry must be set up to investigate state capture, adding that the ANC stands to lose the 2019 general election should it not self-correct immediately.

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The ANC currently holds on to its majority thanks to Tripartite Alliance members Cosatu and the SACP, but since Zuma’s last cabinet reshuffle both partners have called for him to resign, or else.