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The funeral of the liberation struggle stalwart, Ivy Cikizwa Gcina, is set to take place in her hometown of Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, on Friday morning.
Gcina, 84, served on many structures during her time fighting the apartheid regime including the Port Elizabeth Black Civic Organisation (PEBCO).
She was also the first Chairperson of the Port Elizabeth Women’s Organisation (PEWO).
She joined the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in the 1950’s and served in parliament as an African National Congress Member of Parliament from 1994 until 2004 when she retired.
Gcina has been granted a Special Official Provincial Funeral Category 2 by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
