I have lost a dear friend, Ramaphosa says at Jackson Mthembu’s funeral service

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President Cyril Ramaphosa said that Jackson Mthembu was one of our country’s heroes, one of its finest public servants, and one of the SA's greatest patriots. JacksonMthembu RIPJacksonMthembu

Cape Town - “Jackson Mthembu was one of our country’s heroes, one of our finest public servants, and one of our greatest patriots.”

“It came as no surprise to us seeing pictures of daddy singing and dancing because that is literally all he did. Thuli mentioned that she was sad that the grandchildren in the family will miss out on some of the lessons that they have learned from him.“I remember the words of William Shakespeare, ’When sorrows come, they come not as single spies, but in battalions!’... The stroke of death has taken the very one who has been our citadel, our rock, and our towel of strength at this deadly moment in our country’s history.

“Mvelase was among those infinitely rare individuals in our politically-charged society. He was admired and respected across party lines.

 

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