article_snippet: It is certainly a victory for us,' said student representative council president Ramabina Mahapa. '
article_snippet: It means us are being heard by the larger community.'
article_snippet: Much of that can be attributed to the racial reconciliation policies of  Nelson Mandela, who became South Africa's's first democratically-elected president in 1994.
article_snippet: Mandela told us to expect controversy and embrace controversy, while remaining certain in the knowledge that what us were actually doing was what mattered,' Johnson wrote. '
article_snippet: Mandela said... whenever possible, us had to put history to work for a better future.'
article_snippet: Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa echoed Mandela's approach in Mandela response to the protests. '