MY NAMESAKE LANDS IN HOT WATER My namesake, Kader Asmal, can by no means be considered a veteran of the ANC. He grew up in Stanger in Kwa-Zulu Natal, and when he qualified as a teacher in 1959 he moved to London to study at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He later joined the Trinity College in Dublin as a teacher in Human Rights. Asmal qualified as a barrister in both the London and Dublin bars and received degrees from the London School of Economics (LL.M) and Trinity College (M.A). He was a law professor at Trinity College for 27 years.

Although Asmal claims that it was Chief Albert Luthuli who aspired him towards human rights, it was only in 1990 that he returned to South Africa, and shortly afterwards he was elected to the African National Congress Executive Committee.

But there is no denying that the man was a freedom fighter of sorts.

He was responsible for the formation of both the British Anti-Apartheid Movement, as well as the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, and in 1986 he served on the African National Congress’ constitutional committee.

In 1994 he was elected to the National Assembly and joined the cabinet as Minister of Water Affairs.
In 1999 he became the Minister of Education.

 

Recently, at the Cape Town Press Club, Asmal relayed his opinion on some of today’s ANC ministers.

He asserted that Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Jeff Radebe is ‘politically illiterate’, and that he hopes that he (Asmal) is not alive when Deputy Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula becomes the ANC Secretary General.

In response, the MKMVA said ‘We advise comrade Asmal to go to the nearest cemetery and die if that is the choice that he has made.’

They further advised.
‘We are of the opinion that Kader Asmal cannot speak on matters of political illiteracy as he had failed the many children and youth of South Africa during his tenure as Minister of Education.’

Juicy!

Kader Khan
Editor
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