Der for har De Tolv gentagne gange opfordret den sydafrikanske regering til uden betingelser at løslade Nelson Mandela og andre politiske fanger og ophæve forbudet
That is why the Twelve have repeat­edly called on the South African Government to release unconditionally Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners and to lift the ban on the African Nation Congress, the Pan African Congress of Azania and other political parties.