The African National Congress (ANC) says it’s saddened by the passing of Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe and has extended its condolences to the Sobukwe family.
ANC STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF MAMA ZONDENI VERONICA SOBUKWE #RIPMamaSobukwe pic.twitter.com/rbVOMICbXV
— African National Congress (@MYANC) August 15, 2018
Zondeni is the wife of Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) founder Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe.
She died during the early hours of Wednesday morning at the age of 91.
Do you believe Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe has been overlooked as a struggle heroine? #RIPMamaSobukwe
— SABC News Online (@SABCNewsOnline) August 15, 2018
The ANC says Zondeni, a struggle stalwart in her own right, challenged the apartheid regime through her writings to release her husband, who was jailed on Robben Island.
Zondeni was awarded the National Order of Luthuli this year for her anti-apartheid activism.
