Pandor’s Call for “Good Troublemakers” Ignites Fierce Backlash

Critics question the Nelson Mandela Foundation chair’s credibility over Hamas support, ICJ case, and ANC’s racial policies.

Dr. Naledi Pandor, chair of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, urged global “good troublemakers” to confront social injustices during a UN event on July 18, 2025, invoking Nelson Mandela’s legacy.

Yet, her call is under fire. Critics allege Pandor supports Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, citing her 2023 call with leader Ismail Haniyeh, and point to South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel as evidence of bias.

More damning, her African National Congress (ANC) government is accused of enacting unjust laws targeting white minorities, mirroring the Apartheid policies Mandela defied in the 1952 Defiance Campaign.

The ANC’s alleged complicity in hate speech against whites, coupled with Pandor’s silence on this post-Apartheid issue, fuels claims of hypocrisy.

READ: Wall of Hate: Confronting 2400 Screenshots of Anti-White Hate Speech in South Africa

As she champions equity, detractors argue her actions undermine her moral authority, raising questions about whether her justice rhetoric aligns with the inclusive ideals she preaches on the world stage.

Time for the US to declare Pandor persona non grata!
Naledi Pandor, during her term as South Africa's foreign minister, worked hard to forge ties with Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and other terrorist groups and enemies of the West. She is now on an anti-American tour. It is in the US… https://t.co/U0aPctSlu5

— Jaco Kleynhans (@JacoKleynhans) July 18, 2025

Naledi Pandor, the Hamas hugging Terrorist Loving Chairperson of the Nelson Mandela foundation, IN NEW YORK, is urging people AROUND THE WORLD to become "good trouble makers" like Nelson Mandela was. She also urges these "good trouble makers" to CONFRONT social injustices!!!!… https://t.co/n2E3TbIqzB

— AmerikanerGirl (@J72227) July 18, 2025