Monday 9 December 2013

‘Unpredictable’ Madiba kept bodyguards on their toes

‘Unpredictable’ Madiba kept bodyguards on their toes - City Press: "Nelson Mandela was a difficult man to protect, says one of the first bodyguards the former president had after his release from prison.

Mzwandile Vena (57) from Qunu, who is now a businessman based in Johannesburg, said because of his love for people and children, Madiba would order his driver to stop the car so he could greet people he saw next to the road.

“We would be in the cars behind him and suddenly when we see his car stop, we were on high alert and anxious. And we would jump off our moving vehicles only to find that tata wants to greet children playing along the road or some folks,” Vena said."

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