Published: 2013 April 08 09:45:14 (5136 Views)

A South African professor who is vice-chancellor for the University of the Free State allegedly said he wishes the former president Nelson Mandela 'would die'.

The Beeld newspaper reports that Jansen asked a group of about 250 students gathered on the campus for a leadership summit on Sunday: "don't you also wish he would die?".

The newspaper reported that the students were noticeably shocked when they heard the question.

"Every time we hear he's in hospital, everyone thinks, this is it, he's going to die this time. Big Mac (Maharaj, presidential spokesman) is lying when he says Madiba is in for check-ups. When you are 94, you go to hospital to die; not for routine tests," Jansen said.

Approached for comment on Sunday evening, his spokeswoman, Lacea Loader, said he meant to say that former president Nelson Mandela should be left to die in peace.

Mandela was discharged on Saturday after being admitted to a Pretoria hospital on Tuesday to receive treatment for a lung condition.

Beeld reported that Maharaj was angry when asked for comment.

"I'll think about it carefully. I need to give the matter careful consideration before I comment," said Maharaj.

- Beeld

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