We pay tribute to Nelson Mandela with songs, personal stories and memorable moments:
"His legacy will live for a
long long time and be aspired to by many many people" - Geoff
Rothschild - Patron of the Nelson
Mandela Children's Hospital Trust, the Head of Government and International
Affairs at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and its former chairman
"We felt him. We touched him" - Yvonne Chaka Chaka -
The Princess of Africa, musical icon
"Let the angels have their wings over his body and family and the
world and bring the world to a peaceful world"- Pops Mohamed -
Celebrated musical legend and iStart2 Ambassador
"Madiba is my father and my guide on so many things" - PJ
Powers - South African Musical icon
"I met him in Japan ... it was the first time I held his hand"
- Jonas Gwangwa - Oscar nominee, Emmy Award Winner for Cry Freedom and iStart2
Patron
"Mandela leaves a revolutionary legacy of a nonracial South Africa
which is able to reconcile with its past" - Solly Mapaila - Deputy
General Secretary of the South African Communist Party and former
Umkhonto weSizwe cadre.
"When he was going to be
released we bought two suits for him from the Council of Churches" -
Malindy Myeza - Community Leader
and iStart2 Patron
Hamba Kahle Madiba!
To listen to the show and tribute songs by Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Jonas Gwangwa and Brenda Fassie, just click play:
Thought for the Day
Tune in to the iStart2 Show on Radio Today 1485 AM in Jozi, Nationally on DSTV Audio Channel 869 or worldwide on www.1485.org.za.
The show is broadcast every Monday at 18h30 and repeated on Fridays in its new prime time slot at 19h00 (SA Time) or visit our brand new website: istart2.com
What is the vision of the SACP for a sustainable future South Africa? What is Nelson Mandela's legacy for South Africa? Why should we not monumentalise the National Development Plan? What are the certainties we can look forward to in a very uncertain world? Is the NDP going to bring people in South Africa closer together or is it going to divide us further? How soon is government going to start selling the Vision 2030 to the broader society and move to implementation strategies?
Some of the questions we asked Solly Mapaila, Deputy General Secretary of the South African Communist Party on the iStart2 Show. Solly Mapaila, a former Umkhonto weSizwe cadre, started working as an election co-ordinator for the SACP in 1998 and went on to become its national organiser. Being a musician and cultural activist in his own right, he supports the idea that the arts can be used to "write a new story" for South Africa.
I left Cosatu House with a feeling of renewed inspiration, hope and a continued strong belief in the future of our country. Again, we "cry freedom" with all South Africans and it is critical that we all reach across those barriers that divide us, take hands and build a South Africa where we eradicate poverty and inequality. Let's start creating jobs, small businesses and co-operatives. Let's give our children a sustainable future with hope and prosperity.
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Listen to the iStart2 Show on Radio Today 1485 AM in Jozi, dstv Audio Channel 869 or worldwide on www.1485.org.za. The show is on every Monday at 18h30 and repeated on Thursdays at 19h00 (SA Time)
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