05 October 2025
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Al Jama-ah raises concerns over the safety and well-being of Mandla Mandela and fellow South Africans at the hands of the Zionist Israeli entity following reports of torture of Swedish humanitarian activist, Greta Thunberg:
Al Jama-ah Party is raising concerns that Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela and other South Africans are being tortured by the Zionist Israeli entity following their abduction from the vessel while sailing to Gaza as part of the Sumud Flotilla to deliver humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians.
The party’s concerns follows reports from the Swedish government’s confirmation that the young climate activist and human rights campaigner, Greta Thunberg is being tortured.
“The Zionist entity’s defence minister has labelled Mandela as a terrorist and state that he would be treated like one. We remember that Mandla’s grandfather Nelson Mandela, was also labelled a terrorist, even while he was President of South Africa. Like Winnie Mandela lobbied for the release of her husband, so is Nkosi Rabia Mandela taking the lead in calling for the release of her husband,” says Al Jama-ah’s leader, Hon Ganief Hendricks.
Furthermore, the party is concern that Israeli hostages may not be released unless Greta, Mandla and all humanitarian activists abducted from the Sumud Flotilla, are released. Al Jama-ah demands that the Israeli entity stops the bombing of Gaza.
“It is clear that the Zionist entity will continue to bomb Gaza until hostages have been released. Too many women and children have been murdered by the IDF and Al Jama-ah wants to stop this no matter what the costs. The party’s position is that no action by the Resistance must harm women and children,” says Hendricks.
Hendricks adds that the wrath of South Africa will fall on the Israeli prison authorities, each and every Zionist Israeli cabinet minister, Israeli Defence Force and all those political parties complicit in the genocide of Gazans.
Al Jama-ah has engaged with the Royal Kingdom’s King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo regarding the fate of Mandla and will despatch a high level delegation to meet with him.
(voice clip by Al Jama-ah’s leader, Hon. Ganief Hendricks).
Issued by Asghar Khan on behalf of Al Jama-ah
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