{"id":20656,"date":"2013-06-25T17:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/lindiwes-mom-is-her-biggest-fan\/"},"modified":"2013-06-25T17:00:31","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T15:00:31","slug":"lindiwes-mom-is-her-biggest-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/lindiwes-mom-is-her-biggest-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindiwe\u2019s mom is her biggest fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        \t                                <!-- Main Editorial Image --><br \/>\n                    \t\t\t      \t\t\t                                      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/71ed3_566843084.jpg\" alt=\"lindiwes mom\" title=\"\" class=\"pics\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"captions_credit_article\">Independent Newspapers<\/p>\n<p class=\"captions\">June-Rose Mazibuko, left, a matron at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, joined her daughter on the campaign trail in uMlazi, Durban.\tPicture: Jacques Naude<\/p>\n<p class=\"captions\">\n<p class=\"related_articles\">Related Stories<\/p>\n<ul class=\"menu_tab_lists_related\">\n<li><a class=\"related_articles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za:80\/news\/politics\/anc-mp-to-apologise-to-mazibuko-1.1532315\">ANC MP to apologise to Mazibuko<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--PSTYLE=WT Web Text--><\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Durban &#8211; The mother of DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko linked up with her daughter on the election campaign trail in uMlazi, Durban, on Monday and advised her not to buckle when other politicians tried to destroy her character. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">June-Rose Mazibuko, a matron at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, who was also celebrating her 64th birthday on Monday, told the crowd that she had been upset when ANC MPs had ridiculed he daughter about her weight. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cI feel sad because they don\u2019t know who you really are,\u201d she said, adding that after the incident she avoided watching TV news as she could not bear watching her child being ridiculed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u00a0She also encouraged her to not give up on criticising President Jacob Zuma and the ANC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cYour position demands that you expose the wrong decisions that are taken in Parliament. You should challenge the president. To say you are young is just a coincidence &#8211; they should not use that to stop you from doing your job. I raised you to respect people, and I know you will never attack the president\u2019s personality.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Mazibuko sr said she wanted to see Lindiwe becoming president one day. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">On a personal note she said she had no fear of intimidation from her colleagues at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital for supporting her daughter because her colleagues were \u201cpolitically mature\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cAnyway we have too many patients to look after and we don\u2019t have time to talk politics,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Mazibuko jr said she was not affected by insults from her fellow parliamentarians. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cPeople like John Jeffery and Buti Manamela (who made the comments) don\u2019t know me. All they want is to make me feel small so that I cannot do my job,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Zuma was failing to run the country properly, she said, and even Joburg socialite Kenny Kunene recognised that, she added, referring to comments Kunene made in weekend newspapers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201c <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">The president always says \u2018you must respect me\u2019. He forgets that he is not a king. You earn respect by delivering to the people and by conducting yourself with integrity and respect. It is not good in a democratic society to go around demanding respect. You must earn respect,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Mazibuko jr was in the area to conduct her party\u2019s \u201cKnow your DA\u201d campaign, which is a drive to educate the public about the party\u2019s role in the liberation Struggle in preparation for next year\u2019s general election. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Her mother told her: \u201cYou must respect people whether they are black or white as they all deserve freedom and equal opportunities.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">About 100 people, wearing blue T-shirts, gathered at the hall and watched a video about the history of the DA. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\"><strong>The Mercury<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent Newspapers June-Rose Mazibuko, left, a matron at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, joined her daughter on the campaign trail in uMlazi, Durban. 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