OPEN LETTER TO THABO MBEKI
Dear Cde Mbeki
The events that came to pass in our country in the last week have left me very little option, but to address you directly on the matters at hand.
I am certain that you are painfully aware that the release of the transcripts of the conversations between Ngcuka and McCarthy, not only sent shockwaves through the nation, but through our movement. The NPA briefing finally bought closure to a painful episode of your reign both as President of the Republic and of the ANC. An episode one hopes will never come to pass ever again in the history of our movement.
It is a sad reality that the phenomenon we are dealing with today is a result of your actions of conniving, manipulating people and advancing politics of patronage. Despite the fact that you were a democratically elected President, you chose to run both the organisation and the country with a cabal which sought to commandeer everyone along your thinking and vision, which at times ran contrary to what the ANC stood for.
Mandela led the ANC with distinction, and acknowledged at all times that he will always be subject to its authority and directives, even after he left the office of ANC President. His leadership at the helm of the ANC continues to inspire our forward momentum and his wisdom will remain a point of reference for generations to come.