African National Congress (ANC) Deputy Secretary-General Jessie Duarte passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 68. Duarte had been serving her second term as ANC Deputy Secretary-General after first serving under former party President, Jacob Zuma, from 2012 to 2017.
Her party announced the news of her death early on Sunday morning via a social media post accompanied by a statement detailing the news of her passing.
Photo Gallery of Jessie Duarte at ANC events and Election results centre between 2017 and 2021:
Photos by Dinilohlanga Mekuto.
![[File Photo] the National Assembly.](https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/PARLIAMENT--120x86.png)
