A B O O K O N S T A L WA R T L E A D E R J O H N N K A D I M E N G
WITH FOREWORD BY PRESIDENT KGALEMA MOTLANTHE
THROUGH THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE THE LIFE OF JOHN NKADIMENG FIGHTING APARTHEID
Global Seal Award for Research Excellence
Through the Eye of the Needle The Life of John Nkadimeng Fighting Apartheid This is the Book that Delights as it Teaches – it tells the great South African Story!
John Nkadimeng Book Delights as it Teaches! THROUGH THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE THE LIFE OF JOHN NKADIMENG FIGHTING APARTHEID By Chris Kanyane Foreword by President Kgalema Motlanthe
Global Seal Award for Research Excellence
This is the Book that Delights as it Teaches – it tells the great South African Story!
THR OUGH THE EYE OF THE NEEDL E THE L IFE OF JOH N NKADIMENG FIG HTIN G AP AR THEI D
By Chris Kanyane Foreword by President Kgalema Motlanthe Global Seal Award for Research Excellence
F OR E WOR D BY FOR ME R PRE SI DE NT R E PUB LIC OF SOU TH AFRI CA KG ALE MA MOTLANTHE
J o h n N k a d i m en g ’ s l i f e i s o n e l o n g i n t e r e s t i n g c o n v er s a t i o n o n l e a d e r s h i p a n d g r ea t n e s s T h r o u g h t h e E y e o f t h e N e e d l e t o V i c t o r y i n a L i f e T i m e : The Life of John Nkadimeng Fighting Apartheid is a Book o n L e a de r s h i p T o l e a d i s t o b e o u t i n f r o n t b e c k o n i n g o t h e r p e o p l e t o follow you. John Nkadimeng, by his own admission, when he left Limpopo for Gauteng he had no clue that he will find himself in the front of the masses fighting Apartheid W h e n p e o pl e s e e a p e r s o n t h a t a p p e a r s t o h a v e c l a r i t y o f purpose they feel invigorated by him and they follow him. A leader is a person who has clarity of vision, an u n de r s t a n d i n g o f w h a t h i s s o c i e t y de s i r e s , a r t i c u l a t e s i t and mobilizes the people around the vision
Kgalema Motlanthe Johannesburg, South Africa 27 April 2019
A l e a d e r i s l i k e a m i l i t a r y g e n e r a l . H e i de n t i f i e s a t a r g e t to be conquered by his army, say for example, a hill. And a s k s h i s s o l di e r s t o f o l l o w h i m a n d t h e y g o t o a t t a c k t h e target and claim the victory
JOHN NKADIMENG THE LEADER (1) J o h n N ka d i m e n g s ta rte d i n 1 9 4 9 a t th e a ge o f 2 4 a s a f u l l ti m e o rg a n i z e r cr e a ti n g m o m e n tu m s a ro u n d i d e a s . H e m o b i l i s e d pe o p l e fo r th e C o n g re s s o f th e P e o p l e , a n d w a s pa rt o f th e d e l e ga te s th a t cra fte d th e F r e e do m C h a rte r. A n d h e we n t o n e va n g e l i z i n g th e F re e d o m C h a r te r a ft er w a rd s A t th e a g e o f 2 7 , J o h n N ka d i m e n g w a s d r a f te d i n to th e p o w e rf u l A fr i ca n N a ti o n a l C o n g r e s s (A N C ) T ra n s v a a l e x e c u t i ve a n d w i th i n th re e y e a r s h e w a s v o te d i n to th e N a ti o n a l E x e cu ti v e o f th e A N C ( th e N E C ) . H e b e ca m e o n e o f th e tw o y o u n g e s t n a ti o n a l l e a d e rs o f th e A N C . T h e o th e r y o u n g l e a de r b e i n g D u m a N o kw e J o h n N ka d i m e n g s ta rte d w o rk i n g w i th N e l s o n M a n d e l a a t th e a g e o f 2 5 i n 1 9 5 0 . B y th e l a te 1 9 5 2 th e y w e r e c l o s e f ri e n d s f o rm i n g a n e x p l o s i v e m a s te r m i n d a l l i a n ce H e w a s a m o n g th e f i rs t g r o u p th a t i n cl u d e d N e l s o n M a n d e l a , M o s e s K o ta n e , J . B . M a r ks , D a vi d B o p a pe a n d W a l te r S i s u l u th a t d e fi e d a p a r th e i d l a w s i n 1 9 5 2 . T h e g r o u p a cti v a te d th e D e f i a n c e C a m pa i g n , th e l a r g e s t n o n -v i o l e n t re s i s ta n ce e v e r s e e n i n S o u t h A fr i c a . T h e y w e re b e a te n , a r re s te d w i th h a rd l a b o u r
JOHN NKADIMENG THE LEADER (2) He i s t h e F o u n d i n g m e m b e r l e a d e r o f U m k h o n t o w e S i z w e w it h N e l s o n M a n d e la , W a l t e r S i s u l u a n d o t h e r s He w a s k n o w n a s “ M a n d e l a ’ s t r u s t e d f e l l o w ” . N e l s o n M a n d e l a t r u s t e d h i m t o c r e a t e m o m e n t u m s a r o u n d id e a s . J o h n N k a d i m e n g w a s t h e m o s t e f f e c t iv e o r g a n i z e r a n d t h e g r e a t e s t p u b li c r e la t i o n s m a n a g e r i n i n n e r circles of Nelson Mandela He w a s c h a ir m a n o f t h e A N C ’ s P o l i t i c a l M i l it a r y C o u n c i l r e s p o n s i b le f o r d e v e l o p i n g s t r a t e g ie s f o r g u e r r i l l a w a r f a r e Was the founding leader of Sebatakgomo a massive rural grassroots m o v e m e n t o f t h e A N C s p r e a d a c r o s s L im p o p o a n d N o r t h W e s t P r o v i n c e s B e c a m e S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l o f t h e t h e n p o w e r f u l S o u t h A f r i c a C o n g re s s o f Tr a d e U n i o n s . H a n d e d t h e r e i n s o f l e a d e r s h i p t o C y r il R a m a p h o s a – c u r r e n t Pr e s id e n t o f S o u t h A f r i c a Le a d e r o f S o u t h A f r i c a i n t h e c o m m u n is t w o r l d s ; a s S o u t h A f r i c a n R e p r e s e n t a t iv e in C u b a , h e w o r k e d a l o n g a n d t o g e t h e r w i t h F i d e l C a s t r o , m o u ld i n g a n d a d a p t i n g t h e c o m m u n is t a n d s o c i a l is m c o n c e p t f o r t h e n e w e m e r g in g w o r l d ( s e e l e f t p h o t o w i t h F i d e l C as t ro )
REACHING THE SUMMIT O n 15 Apri l 2019 Presi den t Cyr i l Ramaph osa w ith th e en tir e top 6 l ead ershi p of the AN C vi sited John N kadi meng in his r esi denc e Thei r mi ssi on was momento us. Th ey w er e to hono ur John N kadi meng w ith Seaparankw e / Isitwalande me dal ; the hi ghest h onou r in the land, th us ri ghtful ly putting John N kadimeng in the el ite l eag ue of heroes as Nel so n M andel a, O li ver Tambo, Alber t Luth uli , Trevor Hudd leston and few oth er s w ho r ec eiv ed same medal Accordi ng to the i mminent SA H isto ry w ebsite (SA Histo ry .or g. za), Seaparankw e / Isitwalande me dal i s “be stow ed onl y o n th e br av est w arriors of the people, on th ose wh o di sti ngui shed th emse lves i n th e ey es of all th e people for ex c epti onal qual itie s of le ade rs hip an d h eroism”. Presi dent Ramaphosa personal ly pr esented the hig hest aw ar d to John N kadi meng w ith these w or ds : “This is th e h ighest recog niti on as yo u know , so the Natio nal Executive Committee has deci ded to c ome and aw ar d it to you an d thank you most profusel y for the se rvi c e that yo u’ve gi ven to our people. ”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ch r i s Kanyan e w ri t e s a nd p ubl i s he s o n le ade r shi p, m anageme nt and pe r so nal de vel o p me n t . He ha s pa r t n e r e d w i t h t he for m e r P r e s i d e nt o f t he Republ i c o f S o ut h Afr i ca Kgal e m a M o t l ant he i n pu bl i s hi ng T hrough t he Eye o f t he N e e d le. Hi s p ub l ica t i o n s o n le ad e r sh i p h as b e e n f e at ur e d i n gl o b al pl a t for m s l ike t he Lo nd o n B o o k Fai r, G e r m any Frank fur t B o o k Fair, China B e i j i ng B o o k Fai r a nd B o o k Ex po A m e r ic a. Th e gi a nt New Yor k Ti me s no t e s C hr i s Kanyane as f r e s h voi ce for t he new e ra. Th e h is t o r ic Reade r's D iges t ma gazi ne co nsi d e r s Chr i s Kanyane as w r it e r t hat i s de l i gh t f ul t o r e a d. The US Revi ew r e co m me nds Chr i s Kanyane for hi s r e se ar c h in l e ad e r s hi p. Th e wor l d is t ak in g n o t i ce ! Ch r i s Kanyan e was a war d e d w i t h t he G lo bal S e a l for Exce l l e nce by a su bs i di a ry o f Peng ui n- Ran do m H o u s e . Ch r i s Kanyan e i s a n M BA g radu at e and has mo r e t ha n a d e ca de wor k i ng a s a se ni o r s t rat e gi c ma na geme n t s pe c ia l is t i n t he S o ut h Af ri ca n G o ver nm e nt . Ch r i s Kanyan e h as a ls o re c e i ved ce r t if i ca t e o f ac h ie vem e nt i n ps ych o lo gi cal co un s e l li n g f rom A B C Awar d s i n t he UK
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