Official memorial service for Speaker Frene Ginwala to be held Joburg City Hall

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The 90-year-old struggle stalwart passed away earlier this month.

JOHANNESBURG - The official memorial service for the National Assembly's founding Speaker, Doctor Frene Ginwala, will be held at the Johannesburg City Hall on Tuesday morning.

The constitutional expert, feminist, and journalist died at her home in Cape Town, two weeks after suffering a stroke.A global icon who advocated for freedom, liberation, and democracy in South Africa is how many will remember Ginwala at her official memorial service on Tuesday.She was the first woman to hold the post and did so until 2004.

Civil society leaders, members of Parliament, and the leadership of the African National Congress will join the nation in paying tribute to the late founding Speaker.

 

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