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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, deputy secretary general of the ANC, succumbed to cancer at the age of 68.

The political movement ActionSA said: “We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of acting ANC Secretary-General, Jessie Duarte, who passed away in the early hours of this morning. “The woes of the ANC weighed very heavily on her shoulders... The foundation added: “We send heartfelt condolences to her family, friends and comrades... “As the party, we would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Duarte, as well as her political colleagues in the ANC. I can’t imagine how difficult it must’ve been to hold the ANC, with all its wars and factions, together,” Zille told Weekend Argus. We further extend our condolences to the ANC for the loss of one of its leaders.”

Duarte was a lifelong political activist and a former politician and diplomat who had risen to the top of the governing party's leadership in 2012. Family ...

We celebrate her life as one decorated with full service to humanity,” Mangaye said. ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe said Duarte had been a “pillar of strength” to both the party and her family and had committed her life to the struggle for equality in South Africa and on the continent. Duarte was a lifelong political activist and a former politician and diplomat who had risen to the top of the governing party’s leadership in 2012.

ANC deputy secretary general, Jessie Duarte died in the early hours of Sunday morning - following an 8-month-long battle with cancer. Duarte in media vs party ...

The appointment cost South Africa billions and the former president was forced to reverse this decision within a matter of days. 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. 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’s long history in the struggle goes beyond her siblings who also contributed to the battle for liberation. The ANC said she was hospitalised over gastrointestinal complications. Duarte described this period as sad.

ANC deputy secretary general, Jessie Duarte passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning - following an 8-month-long battle with cancer. She was 68-years- ...

Mandela's former special assistant was named the ANC's acting secretary general in May 2021, when the incumbent Ace Magashule was suspended.

While Zuma’s nine-year tenure as the nation’s president was tainted by corruption scandals, Duarte retained her ANC post after Cyril Ramaphosa succeeded him as its leader in late 2017. Born in Johannesburg on September 19, 1953, Duarte worked as a management accountant, helped establish women’s structures for the ANC in the 1970s and 1980s, and was detained without trial. She fell ill weeks after municipal elections in which support for the ANC fell below 50% for the first time.

Opposition political leaders, including UDM leader Bantu Holomisa and ATM leader Vuyolwethu Zungula, have extended their condolences to the family, ...

Her life and work reflected a consistent commitment to advancing the rights of the poor and marginalised. As a committed internationalist and former diplomat, not only will she be mourned by South Africa, but by colleagues and comrades on the African continent and in the international progressive movement," said Mabe. "The ANC expresses its heartfelt condolences to the Duarte, Dangor, and Whitley extended families, loved ones, and friends. She was resolute and a force in the SA political landscape. She was both a tower of strength to the organisation as well as a matriarch and pillar of her family. "... as the ATM [we] offer our condolences to the ANC and the family of Ms Duarte," said Zungula.

The funeral is scheduled to start at 1pm at Westpark Cemetery. Story continues below Advertisement. She will be buried in Joburg according to Muslim rites.

At the time of her passing, Comrade Jessie was serving as deputy secretary-general of the ANC since 2012 and a member of its National Executive Committee since 2002. In its official statement, the ruling party said Duarte was both a tower of strength to the organisation as well as a matriarch and pillar of her community. The ANC confirmed on Sunday morning that Duarte died at the age of 68.

Yasmin 'Jessie' Duarte, the ANC's long-serving Deputy Secretary-General, died early on Sunday morning after a battle with cancer. Duarte was known for being ...

Duarte was the Deputy Secretary-General of the ANC since the 53rd National Conference in Mangaung, in December 2012. As a committed internationalist and former diplomat, not only will she be mourned by South Africa, but by colleagues and comrades on the African continent and in the international progressive movement,” Mabe said. Duarte was a personal assistant to both former ANC President Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu until 1994. However, she was released and placed under restriction orders until the State of Emergency was lifted. She served as an activist in various organisations including the Federation of Transvaal Women, a United Democratic Front (UDF) affiliate. She attended school in Coronationville, Johannesburg, and completed matric at Coronationville Secondary School.

Cape Town - The ANC has declared a period of mourning following the death of its deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte, who died in the early hours of ...

“We share with the family a deep pain that has befallen all of us. Her passing is, indeed, a huge loss that will not go unnoticed to the ANC and people, who came to know her personally,” he said. Each province is expected to organise a provincial memorial service during this period,” Mashatile said.

ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte died on Sunday morning. President Cyril Ramaphosa and suspended ANC secretary general Ace Magashule visited the ...

She was a champion of the oppressed everywhere," said Ramaphosa. It is this that enabled her to see the suffering of our people and empathise with them. - She was described as a "selfless leader" whose main goal was ensuring the unity of the ANC and the betterment of poor South Africans.

Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO Sello Hatang has paid tribute to ANC acting secretary-general Jessie Duarte who died in the early hours of Sunday, ...

Her life and work reflected a consistent commitment to advancing the rights of the poor and marginalised,” Mabe said. "We don't have any doubt that her political party, the ANC, will miss this hard-working servant of the people. “Comrade Jesse was undergoing treatment for cancer and was on medical leave since November 2021.

Jessie Yasmin Duarte was born in Coronationville, on Johannesburg's west rand on the 19th of September 1953. FILE: ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie ...

I'm certainly not confused as far as I'm concerned if you have been charged criminally the ANC has decided that you have 30 days in which to decide whether you are going to step aside or not after which the ANC's constitution will kick in and a suspension by either provincial secretary or at a national level whoever is deputising for the secretary general would have to execute the suspension, I'm not confused. You just a journalist". And we did and for me, that kind of energy and immediacy, that kind of commitment to people with no thought for himself played itself out over and over again". "I come back to the Shell house he was the and he said we are going to go to the east rand now because people have been killed. I'm clear". At the time of her passing Duarte was the acting secretary general of the ANC, she had been part of the secretariat since 2012 when she was elected deputy secretary general at the ANC's Mangaung conference and re-elected in 2017 at the Nasrec conference.