As I reflect on president Mbeki's resignation,as a South African I am filled with mixed emotions. I too, have been critical of president's Mbeki's style of leadership and what can best be described as a disconnect from the grassroot issue of our beloved South Africa.

However as much as I make critique, I must in all respect put forward my gratitude to our president for serving our nation as one of Africa's most astute philosphical minds, one who has truly followed in the tradition of our African intellectuals. President Mbeki has one again even in his resignation speech pointe out that there is much work to be done, and as miuch as his recognition of plight of the poor may be further critiqued as just words in his final moment, I choose to believe that President Mbeki has always had his eye on the severity of the situation as it relates to those who have been ignored and marginalised by our democracy, we must consider that he alone as president cannot be held solely responsible for the failure of government to deliver.

As president Mbeki showed confidence in the leadership of the future of South Africa, I too choose believe that we will see our nation rising from its ashes, that we will rise as a nation to see a better day.

Jacob Zuma in all that he has to offer must remain truw to the call of the guiding principles of Ubuntu, and if Zuma is to be honored with this highest position as president he must prepare himself beyond his charisma, to serve our country well. Zuma will have to ensure all South Africans that he is worthy of being their president, and must do his part in divorcing himself from thee allegations that have befallen him thus far. Zuma must steam roll ahead in winning over the nation, he has great support, but he also has great resistance.

I am trusting that South Africa will rise to this troublesome occasion and continue to press on to a better future, a future that all South Africans can find honor and dignity in, a future that serves our future generations, and a future that remembers where we come from.

Nkosi sikele li'Africa

Blessings and 'alutta continua', "la lucha continua," the struggle continues. Shalom, Shanti, La Paz sea contigo, As-Salamu'Alaykum - Peace be upon you!

Yours sincerely Seth Naicker Program and projects director Office of Reconciliation Studies Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive,# 2083 St. Paul, Minnesota 55112-6999, USA Tel: 651 638 6417 seth-naicker@bethel.edu indiAfrique - Training and Development smnaick@hotmail.com

Your 'aluta continua etc etc etc does not include one single use of an African language eg One of the great Nguni languages eg Zulu, or Kiswahili, Yoruba, Shona etc etc. WHY???? Does it tell us something about your good self????

alutta continua is well recognised in within political circles of South Africa. I raised much more for discussion. Lets focus on all that our discussion may offer, and not just major on the minors.

As I reflect on president Mbeki's resignation, as a South African I am filled with mixed emotions. I too, have been critical of president's Mbeki's style of leadership and what can best be described as a disconnect from the grassroot issues and the marginalised people of our beloved South Africa. However as much as I make critique, I must in all respect put forward my gratitude to our president for serving our nation as one of Africa's most astute philosophical minds, one who has truly followed in the tradition of our African intellectuals. President Mbeki has once again even in his resignation speech pointed out that there is much work to be done, and as much as his recognition of the plight of the poor may be further critiqued as just words in his final moment, I choose to believe that President Mbeki has always had his eye on the severity of the situation as it relates to those who have been ignored and marginalised by our democracy, and we must consider that he alone as president cannot be held solely responsible for the failure of government to deliver.

As president Mbeki in his resignation shows confidence in the leadership of the future of South Africa, I too choose to believe that we will see our nation rising from its ashes, that we will rise as a nation to see a better day. Jacob Zuma is thought to be the man who will become our president in the next national election. In all that Zuma has to offer, he must remain true to the call of the guiding principles of Ubuntu, and if Zuma is to be honoured with this highest position as president of South Africa, he must prepare himself beyond his charisma, to serve our country well. Zuma will have to ensure all South Africans that he is worthy of being their president, and must do his part in divorcing himself from the allegations that have befallen him thus far. Zuma must steam roll ahead in winning over the nation, he has great support, but he also has great resistance, and his rhetoric must be held accountable by the millions of South Africans who have remained disenfranchised in our democracy thus far.

I am trusting that South Africa will rise in this seemingly troublesome time and continue to press on to a better future, a future that all South Africans can find honour and dignity in, a future that serves our future generations, and a future that remembers where we come from.

Nkosi sikele li'Africa

Blessings and 'alutta continua', "la lucha continua," the struggle continues. Shalom, Shanti, La Paz sea contigo, As-Salamu'Alaykum - Peace be upon you!

Yours sincerely Seth Naicker Program and projects director Office of Reconciliation Studies Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive,# 2083 St. Paul, Minnesota 55112-6999, USA Tel: 651 638 6417 seth-naicker@bethel.edu indiAfrique - Training and Development smnaick@hotmail.com

Sorry as the morals regeneration programme disapeared into nothingness so will the African renaisance.

Nobody knows the truth! At this time lets wait and watch the space. Our hope is to see democracy unfolding in our country and other countries in Africa.

Mbeki was quite a nice president. But he had weaknesses too: it was bad of him to contest against Zuma to be president of the ANC as it was obvious to every one that Zuma had ammassed the required thresholds to be president of the party. I think Mbeki contested knowing that he would lose. Secondly it was lack of eyesight on Mbeki not to resign as president of South Africa after being wallopped by Zuma. It was obvious to every one who cared to watch that daggas had be drawn against him and he would not last a full year as president of South Africa. On the foreign affairs front Mbeki performed dismally, protecting rogue countries like (my) Zimbabwe; preventing Tsvangirai from assuming power. Recently, Mbeki put pressure on Tsvangirai to sign a deal that leaves Mugabe with his executive powers with the popularly elected Tsvangirai reporting to a man he wallopped on 29 March 2008. Mbeki sought to put spanners on the UN which had tried to extradite the butcher of Khartoum (al Bashia) to the Hague. al Bashia had through a brutal policy of arabisation exteminated millions of our black brothers in the Darfur and Southern Sudan. Yet Mbeki saw it fit to appease an Arab coloniser and slave master to our black brothers.

"I am an African" "Fellow South Africans"

A leader by nature.An inteligent leader.I just hope that South Africa is not going to regret for the decision being taken by the ruling party.Even if they (ANC) can try to hide the truth, it is clear that they are no longer capable of ruling the country.I also hope that their president Jacob Zuma will be able to follow honourable President Thabo Mbeki.The decision will not have negative impacts in South Africa only but in Africa as a whole.

My fellow South Africans, please remember that ANC is not the only political in South Africa.We must not forget that what is important is the party's ability to make the country a better place for all, not the party's name 'ANC'.

Let me take this opportunity and do what South Africa should have done,especially the ANC.I am proud of you Mr Mbeki and I thank you for all the things you have done for our continent(AFRICA).

Whatever you did your final actions speak volumes and you will forever be remembered for that. If it wasn't for you Mugabe wouldn't probably still be in power. And then you sided with Omar Bashir - a world over known genocide killer. And you sat on your hands while some South Africans turned their ire on the fellow migrant Africans ? Until ofcourse there was world outrage. What pan-Africanism do you really stand for ?