Mavuso Msimang-ANC veteran, activist
Episode 76, Jul 17, 2019, 02:19 PM
Mavuso left South Africa in 1963 at the age of 21. He returned with his family in 1993.He helped build the ANC armed wing uMkhonto weSizwe from scratch. While in exile he underwent military training in the USSR, studied for a BSc , and worked for the United Nations World Food Program. He is the father of my first guest Sisonke Msimang
Recently he has become an outspoken critic of former President Jacob Zuma, and what he sees as the moral and ethical decline of the ANC.
We chatted about his decision to join the armed struggle and go for military training as well as some of the logistical and political constraints of operating in exile.
We mainly though chatted about the current state of the ANC and the massive effort that is required by all citizens to save our fledgling democracy.
Recently he has become an outspoken critic of former President Jacob Zuma, and what he sees as the moral and ethical decline of the ANC.
We chatted about his decision to join the armed struggle and go for military training as well as some of the logistical and political constraints of operating in exile.
We mainly though chatted about the current state of the ANC and the massive effort that is required by all citizens to save our fledgling democracy.