African National Congress (ANC) MP Tozama Mantashe has passed on.
The ANC Parliamentary Caucus says Mantashe died on Sunday night from COVID-19 related complications following weeks of hospitalisation.
Mantashe is the sister of ANC National Chairperson and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe.
At the time of her death, she served on the committees of Trade and Industry as well as the National Assembly Rules.
Acting caucus spokesperson Nomfanelo Kota says Mantashe will be remembered for her dedication towards improving the lives of the working class.
“As Caucus, we deeply feel this loss as her passing leaves a deep void and has robbed the ANC Parliamentary Caucus of a dynamic gender activist, a cadre who had a deep commitment to the improvement of the conditions of the lives of workers, a working class leader and a champion of rural development and women’s empowerment,” says Kota.
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01 February 2021
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Meanwhile in a statement, the ANC in the Eastern Cape says it is saddened and shocked by the news of her passing.
“Comrade Mantashe served our Congress Movement with unwavering commitment and absolute dedication. We lower our revolutionary banners in honour of this incomparable public representative and special cadre of our liberation movement.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Mantashe family, relatives, friends and her colleagues in the National Assembly on losing a longstanding dedicated member,” says provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi.
