Sodolobha wase New York, David Dinkins Uhlangana na Nelson Mandela eSkhumulweni Setindiza eJFK

© Dr Peter Magubane
Umphatsi dolobha wase New York, David Dinkins, uhlangana na Nelson Mandela esikhumulweni setindiza iJKF.
David Dinkins bekangusodolobha wase New York kusuka nga 1990 kuya ku 1993 futsi bekawekucala lomnyama longumu Afrika wase Melika lowabamba lelihhovisi. Bekangumumeli lobe anelibanga leliphakeme ngetibalo. Wahlanga na Madiba ekucaleni kwekuvakasha kwakhe kwemadolobha lasiphohlongo eMelika nga 1990. Loku bekuyincenye yemaviki lasitfupha, luhambo lwetive letilishumi nakune lapha Mandela abefuna Lusito ngetemnotfo nekuchubeka kwentsengiso yesijubo kuhulumende lobusako eNingizimu Afrika. Kwakalwa kutsi bantu labatinkhulungwane letimakhulu lasikhombisa nemashumi lasihlanu eNew York beta batombona nakahamba eNew York avakashela emadolobha ebantfu labamnyama lahlalelene.
Sodolobha Dinkins watsi: ‘Siye esikhumulweni setindiza ekennedy kuyohlangana naye, watsi nakehla etitebhisini talendiza , bekucishe kundzima kukuchaza. Kukangakhi utfola kuhlangana namunye wemachawe akho? Kube ngake ngaba sejele iminyaka lemashumi lamabili nesikhombisa njengaye, kube ngake ngahlukunyetwa ngalendlela lahlukunyetwa ngayo, ngabe ngatfwala intfukutselo kimi. Yebo, lokuhle kakhulu nga Nelson Mandela kwaba kungabikho kwekucansuka. Nasicala kumukela, kwaba ngusinye setikhatsi letimcoka temphilo yami.’

“Ngiphupha ngibona kuhlangana kwe Afrika, lapho khona baholi bahlangana ngemifutfo yabo bentela kuncoba letinkinga talomhlaba.” ~ Nelson Mandela

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