Mixed feelings about Mandela in South African mining town

In the days since Mandela died, alarmist messages have been circulating on Facebook in the Afrikaans language, according to locals, reviving old warnings that black South Africans would butcher whites when the former president's life ended. It's not taken seriously by analysts and most whites, since Mandela had had little or no political influence for many years, but it crops up regularly in certain circles. Most whites in Fochville were saddened by the loss of Mandela and saw him as a great man, Redelinghuys said, adding that perhaps 10% were negative or indifferent to his death. Though Mandela is quite popular among most whites, according to Redelinghuys, the ruling scandal-ridden African National Congress party is not.
Source: LOS ANGELES TIMES


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