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The Citizen
24-05-2025
- Politics
- The Citizen
Gcabashe's dedication a wake-up call for 'ANC sleepers'
Ramaphosa said the ANC lost Mnganga-Gcabashe at a time when the party needed her the most. President Cyril Ramaphosa has remembered ANC Women's League deputy president Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe, saying her dedication is a wake-up call for those who are 'sleeping in the ANC.' Ramaphosa delivered at the funeral of Mnganga-Gcabashe at a packed Durban ICC on Saturday. Mnganga-Gcabashe died last week Sunday, at the age of 64. The president said Mnganga-Gcabashe was courageous and graceful leader, who served the ANC and South African women with unwavering dedication and dignity. 'We should continue building [the ANC[ so that those who are said to be sleeping inside the ANC who are called sleepers, should wake up from their stupor and realise that they are having a bad dream and wake up to the warm embrace of the African National Congress once again'. Impact Ramaphosa said the ANC lost Mnganga-Gcabashe at a time when the party needed her the most. He said Mnganga-Gcabashe had a 'truly impactful and impactive life'. 'Sometimes people can go through life without any impact, but today we are able to say that comrade Lungi has had a monumental impact on the life of her own organisation… We have lost her at a time when we needed her most, her honesty, dedication and the commitment she demonstrated throughout her life'. WATCH President Cyril Ramaphosa deliver the eulogy at Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe's funeral President Cyril Ramaphosa pays tribute to Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe, the late deputy of the ANC Women's League, at her funeral — News Live SA (@newslivesa) May 24, 2025 ALSO READ: ANC Women's League veteran Gertrude Shope dies at 99 'Peace, freedom and justice' Ramaphosa said Mnganga-Gcabashe was drawn into political action by deep desire for 'peace, freedom and justice'. 'Her dedication was rooted in the values of her movement, the African National Congress and she expressed all this in the work that she did in the ANC Women's League. 'She's one of those outstanding women who have walked every step of our people's journey to democracy with fortitude and diligence. She was not afraid and she was not a coward and she was courageous,' Ramaphosa said. Gertrude Shope Earlier this week, former ANC Women's League President Gertrude Shope also died. The veteran, also known as Ma Shope, died on Thursday at the age of 99. Shope was an Mkhonto weSizwe leader and the first president of the ANC Women's League following its relaunch in 1991. She also served on the ANC national executive, among many other roles she held in politics. Ramaphosa said the country lost an 'eminent national heroine and mother to our nation'. 'Her sacrifice, service and revolutionary bravery played out in formations from the African National Congress – where she was elected President of the Women's League in 1990 – to the Federation of South African Women, the World Federation of Trade Unions and the first Parliament of the democratic South Africa' Shope's funeral has yet to be announced. ALSO READ: ANC tragedy: Three Joburg mayors die in less than a year
Eyewitness News
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
Late ANCWL's Mnganga-Gcabashe hailed for principled leadership, lifelong service
JOHANNESBURG - Tributes continue to pour in for African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) deputy president, Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe, following her passing on Saturday. She died at her KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) home at the age of 64, after undergoing an undisclosed medical procedure. Mnganga-Gcabashe's last public appearance was more than a week ago at the Africa Travel Indaba in Durban. An anti-apartheid activist, Mnganga-Gcabashe also served as the chairperson of the portfolio committee on tourism and was a member of the ANC's national executive committee (NEC). She's been hailed for her principled leadership and lifelong community service. President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile both believe her contributions to the struggles for gender equality and non-racialism will be part of her legacy. ANC spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, said Mnganga-Gcabashe's passing leaves a deep void. 'She was a beacon of calm in turbulent times, a voice of reason when the noise was loud, and a steady hand in the rebuilding of our country's democracy. She did not enter politics for position or prestige. She was called by her community, elected by residents to represent them in peace committees during some of the darkest years of political violence in KwaZulu-Natal.' 'PROFOUND VOID' Parliament and political parties have joined in the tributes pouring in for Mnganga-Gcabashe. Parliament's presiding officers said she has left a 'profound void' in the parliamentary community and the nation. Parliament spokesperson, Moloto Mothapo, said parliament's presiding officers learnt with shock of Mnganga-Gcabashe's passing. 'They said that honourable Mnganga-Gcabashe was the embodiment of dignified public service. She served in parliament with humility and unwavering dedication. In every committee she led, she was firm yet fair, and she led with compassion and strong principle.' The MK Party also sent its condolences to her family and colleagues in the ANC.
Zawya
23-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Tourism Committee Calls on Department to Provide Committee with a Briefing on its Partnership Model
The Department of Tourism and its entity, South African Tourism (SAT), appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Tourism yesterday to present their annual performance plans for the 2025/26 financial year and their strategic plans for 2025–2030, which aim to situate South Africa as a preferred and competitive tourism destination regionally, continentally and globally. The department assured the committee that, unlike before, its strategy is aligned to the government's Medium-Term Development Plan and will have the capacity to deliver the strategy as planned. The department said it provides small, medium and micro enterprises in the sector with financial and non-financial capabilities required for them to become financially literate. It also helps these enterprises to develop business plans, market their products and run their businesses profitably while using digital technology to bring about transformation, inclusivity and beneficiation of youth, women and people living with disabilities in the tourism sector. The committee Chairperson, Ms Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe, told the department to brief the committee on the partnership model it has with critical stakeholders and how it intends to use its marketing budget to leverage these partnerships and synergies to enhance its tourism assets, products and services. The briefing must also include a timeline on when it intends to implement its digital transformation strategy. Ms Mnganga-Gcabashe also urged the department to set clear guidelines and milestones on when it intends to present the Tourism Amendment Act before the committee and when it will be introduced as an act of law. In its presentation, SAT stated that its 2025–2030 strategic mission is to enhance South Africa's profile as leading regional, continental and global tourism destination. This it will achieve by ensuring that its platforms provide a high quality and inclusive visitor experience, while ensuring organisational excellence and a high-performance culture along with knowledge-driven marketing and quality assurance strategies. Ms Mnganga-Gcabashe reiterated that digital marketing should be at the core of SAT's marketing strategy given its unparallel reach in disseminating tourism products and assets regionally, continentally and globally. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: The Parliament.
