'I have lost a dear friend': Ramaphosa bids Jackson Mthembu farewell
When Ramaphosa relayed the news to deputy president David Mabuza, national chair Gwede Mantashe, secretary-general Ace Magashule, deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte and treasurer-general Paul Mashatile, they were all consumed by disbelief and grief. “The news of Jackson’s passing has struck a deep and solemn note to many of us,” said Ramaphosa, adding that coronavirus had caused so much sorrow in SA. “We have lost so many lives to this deadly disease. There have been many tears and grief in so many homes, we have had to ensure so many things that at times, it has seemed too great ...