I truly wish Madiba would live forever: Jansen

[James]

University of the Free State vice-chancellor Professor Jonathan Jansen on Monday morning dismissed a report quoting him as saying he wished former president Nelson Mandela would die.

"I truly wish Madiba would live forever. I also wish some journalists would have more ethics before completely distorting a message," he tweeted on Monday morning.

A user on social media website Twitter sent Jansen a tweet, saying: "I'm assuming the 'report' about you...read more here: I truly wish Madiba would live forever: Jansen

[MalicE]

I still vote this man for president

[czc]

What an asshole. To make Mandela live forever in his current state is tantamount to torture.

[Pooky]

What an asshole. To make Mandela live forever in his current state is tantamount to torture.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[Necuno]

University of the Free State vice-chancellor Professor Jonathan Jansen on Monday morning dismissed a report quoting him as saying he wished former president Nelson Mandela would die.

"I truly wish Madiba would live forever. I also wish some journalists would have more ethics before completely distorting a message," he tweeted on Monday morning.

A user on social media website Twitter sent Jansen a tweet, saying: "I'm assuming the 'report' about you...read more here: I truly wish Madiba would live forever: Jansen

What an asshole. To make Mandela live forever in his current state is tantamount to torture.

The man needs peace and not to be fantasized into immortality. He is already living on via his actions and who after him has filled that shoes? No one!

Its dangerous when a man becomes a god by the following who can't let him go.

I still vote this man for president

Sadly Africa and S/Africa is far from a decent president going by the current line of presidents after the man. We might for a while still have puppets running the show instead of real virtuous men.