By Andile Lungisa
In the rhythm of a revolutionary time, there are comrades who do not shout to be heard, but who leave behind a silence so profound that it echoes louder than any speech.
Today, we pause as a nation, as a movement, and as comrades, to bow our heads and raise our hearts in honour of comrade David Dabede Mabuza, a giant who walked among us with humility, courage, and principle.
DD was not a man of theatrics; he was a man of substance. In a political culture often dominated by noise, spectacle and self-promotion, DD chose a path that was quieter, but infinitely more difficult, the path of discipline, restraint and strategic conviction.
We did not always agree. At moments, and particularly around the heated and history-shaping 2017 conference, we found ourselves on robustly opposite ends of internal battles. Our disagreements were real, and I will not
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