Tributes pour in for gentle giant Graeme Bloch timeslive.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timeslive.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Throughout the morning of Friday 9 April, messages of condolences poured in on media platforms following the news of the death of democratic struggle stalwart, educationist, and activist Graeme Bloch.
“He passed away early this morning peacefully at Constantiaberg Hospital in Cape Town,” his brother Shaun Bloch said, confirming the news of his death to
Daily Maverick.
Bloch succumbed to an uncommon brain disorder affecting movement and control of walking, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), seven years after his diagnosis.
He had an illustrious political career and extensively fought against apartheid during his days as a student activist at the University of Cape Town.
Activist and education expert Graeme Bloch dies Bloch was the husband of former ANC deputy secretary-general Cheryl Carolus 09 April 2021 - 13:24 Staff Writer Cheryl Carolus and Graeme Bloch. File picture: JOHN LIEBENBERG
ANC stalwart Graeme Bloch died on Friday morning, party spokesperson Pule Mabe said in a statement.
Bloch was the husband of former ANC deputy secretary-general Cheryl Carolus.
“Comrade Bloch comes from a family of activists and is one of those activists who epitomised the nonracial character of the liberation struggle,” the party said. “Like his wife, he was detained and banned without trial by the apartheid regime because of his fight for a just, nonsexist, nonracial and free SA.”
ANC mourns death of activist and education expert Graeme Bloch 09 April 2021 - 12:43 By TimesLIVE Cheryl Carolus and Graeme Bloch. File photo. Image: John Liebenberg
The ANC in the Western Cape said it was saddened by the passing away of mass democratic movement stalwart Graeme Bloch on Friday.
Bloch was the husband of former ANC deputy secretary-general Cheryl Carolus.
“Comrade Bloch comes from a family of activists and is one of those activists who epitomised the non-racial character of the liberation struggle. Like his wife, he was detained and banned without trial by the apartheid regime because of his fight for a just, non-sexist, non-racial and free South Africa,” the party said in a statement.
Graeme Bloch was dedicated to the freedom of our people zimbabwestar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from zimbabwestar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.