In his victory speech on the Donkin Reserve after winning the 2016 Nelson Mandela Bay municipal elections, Athol Trollip said in recognition of Nelson Mandela; “It is fitting that we have to co-opertae with other parties to achieve our objective, because essentially to redress the past of this country we have to have reconciliation, we are better together, I believe that implicitly. President Mandela knew that and he encouraged South Africans to work together and I believe the fact that we have to work together in this city to deliver our manifesto is going to be historical.”
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Alan Straton
Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth.
Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
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