Cde. Mandla “Gogo Mahlalentabeni” Thabethe

“Communist Party of Swaziland sends deepest condolences to family and comrades of Comrade Mandla “Gogo Mahlalentabeni” Thabethe”

The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) sends its deepest condolences to the family of Comrade Mandla Thabethe, who died on 24 July 2020. He was fondly known among his comrades as “Comrade Gogo Mahlalentabeni”.

The CPS also sends heartfelt condolences to the South African Communist Party, particularly the Chief Albert Luthuli Sub-district where he served as the treasurer, as well as to the Tripartite Alliance which he served till the end of his life.

Comrade Gogo was an embodiment of working-class solidarity and internationalism. He contributed meaningfully to Swaziland’s struggle for freedom, providing resources to the CPS without any financial expectation in return for his solidarity. Since the birth of the CPS in 2011, he has always opened his home for the CPS to hold its activities, even going the extra mile to provide his own labour power to ensure the success of all CPS activities. Our comrades will also remember him for the personal advices he gave them – from health to social – and how he was always helpful to their personal problems.

Driven by his genuine love for humanity, Comrade Gogo also undertook charity work, helping many people with various afflictions, including rescuing many young people from homelessness.

In memory of Comrade Mandla “Gogo Mahlalentabeni” Thabethe, the Communist Party of Swaziland calls for the mobilisation of the various sectors of Swaziland in a unified struggle against the tinkhundla regime. The various people’s organisations must unite and form a strong Liberation Front in the fight for democracy in Swaziland.

The struggle continues.
Heroes may fall, but their revolutionary spirit lives through us.