Everyone can honour Nelson Mandela: Mashatile Monday 18 July 2016 16:53 The African National Congress’s (ANC) Gauteng chairperson, Paul Mashatile say all South Africans including opposition parties, have an inherent right to honour former President Nelson Mandela. Mashatile on Monday joined Gauteng Premier David Makhura, Tshwane mayoral candidate Thoko Didiza, former political prisoner Ahmed Kathrada and others in forming a circle of unity around Madiba's statue at the Union Buildings for Mandela Day. Recently, the Mandela family and many others hit out at the Democratic Alliance (DA) for using Madiba's voice in a campaign advertisement. “So if anybody comes here from the opposition they also want to honour Madiba, we would not have problem as the ANC, because he is the father of the Nation. But there are also those who are trying to divorce him from the ANC, which I think is wrong because Madiba made it clear that he will remain a member of the ANC until he dies. And even when he is dead he will look for the branch of the ANC. So you can never divorce him from the ANC,” says Mashatile. Click below to watch for more: Share this page: Printer friendly version