Gwede Mantashe: Worst time for the party to lose Jessie Duarte
ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe said this is the worst time for the ANC to lose its deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte.
68-year-old Duarte died in the early hours of Sunday morning – following an 8-month-long battle with cancer.
Mantashe said the governing party is going through difficulties that could be better navigated with someone like Duarte around.
“We need her more than ever before. She is a fighter, she stands for what she believes. So this time when the ANC is going through a difficult patch, it’s worse,” said Mantashe.
Mantashe worked with her for five years between 2012 and 2017 – when she was the deputy secretary general and he was the secretary general.
@MYANC mourns the passing of its Deputy Secretary General, Comrade Jessie Duarte. pic.twitter.com/MsBWvLlQFb
— African National Congress (@MYANC) July 17, 2022
-EWN
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