Jessie Duarte

In April the ANC rubbished claims that Jessie Duarte had passed away after rumours were circulating on social media.

Duarte was both a tower of strength and matriarch and pillar to her family,” Mabe said. It added that as a committed internationalist and former diplomat, not only will be be mourned by South Africa, but by colleagues and comrades on the African continent and in the international progressive movement ANC Deputy Secretary General, Jessie Duarte. Image via Twitter/@MYANC

But inside the party's circles, her temper is much more accepted and for the most part it's her patience with her comrades, a constant and willing listener ...

Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More The appointment cost South Africa billions and the former president was forced to reverse this decision within a matter of days. if its black its black, what you see is what you get, she talked straight & that's what many of you in the media couldn't accept, she talked straight, said things as she saw them July 17, 2022 During this period she was accused of driving an official government car without a valid driver’s license, getting into an accident with that vehicle and then failing to report it on time. Duarte has often spoken of her relationship with the man fondly known by his clan name Madiba, saying he improved her understanding of her role as an activist in society. Duarte’s long history in struggle goes beyond her siblings who also contributed to the battle for liberation. The ANC said she was hospitalized over gastrointestinal complications.

African National Congress deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte has died. ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe confirmed the death of “Comrade Yasmin 'Jessie' Duarte ...

“A committed gender activist, she relentlessly championed the emancipation and empowerment of women. Her life and work reflected a consistent commitment to advancing the rights of the poor and marginalised.” Mabe said Duarte, who dedicated her life to the struggle for a “united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic, prosperous, and just South Africa” would be buried in Johannesburg according to her Muslim rites on Sunday.

Jessie Duarte, the deputy secretary general of the ANC, has passed away at the age of 68.

"Her life and work reflected a consistent commitment to advancing the rights and of the poor and marginalised." "The passing of comrade Jessie is a great loss, not only to the family, but to the democratic movement and the country as a whole. "She was both a tower of strength to the organisation as well as a matriarch and pillar of her family," says ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe.