By Simon Nare
ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile has issued a stinging rebuke to Africa’s liberation movements, urging them to confront the uncomfortable question: “Are we still vehicles of justice—or have we become platforms for status and convenience?”
Delivering a keynote address titled Reflections of the Present at the ANC Liberation Movement Summit in Johannesburg, Mashatile challenged former liberation parties, including Mozambique’s Frelimo and Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF, to take a hard look at their legacies, and whether they still serve the people who entrusted them with freedom.
The four-day summit, which ends on Monday, brings together key liberation movements including SWAPO of Namibia, FRELIMO of Mozambique, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) of Tanzania, and ZANU-PF of Zimbabwe.
Delegates will engage in robust discussions on a range of pressing issues, from regional integration and economic transformation to the impact of shifting global power dynamics.
“We did not fight to liberate our people only
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