Jackson Mthembu - The African Mirror

Jan

24

2021

Tribute to a friend and Comrade

RAPU MOLEKANE RAPU MOLEKANE A lot has been said about the character, stature and values that Comrade Jackson Mthembu emulated, lived up to and embraced. A lot of these traits has to do, I dare say, with our upbringing and training. Growing up within the Christian families and finding training, exposure and been steeped in the Contextual and Liberation Theology which was tempered with the Marxist theory. It became very clear very early on that something was very wrong with the society, the community and country we lived in, and that something needed to be done to change it. It…

Jan

23

2021

By The African Mirror

South African minister’s COVID-19 death unites friends and rivals in tribute

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KEITH GOTTSCHALK THE death of Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu, Minister in the Office of the President of South Africa, has been met with sorrow across the country. Tributes have come from across the political spectrum for the country’s first government minister to succumb to COVID-19. He was 62. Mthembu’s integrity, dedication to his job and sense of humour explain the response to his death. President Cyril Ramaphosa said: Minister Mthembu was an exemplary leader, an activist and life-long champion of freedom and democracy. He was a much-loved and greatly respected colleague and comrade, whose passing leaves our nation at a loss.…

Jan

23

2021

By The African Mirror

“Mthembu was a champion for social justice”

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER JACKSON Mthembu, the South African cabinet minister who died of COVID-19 complications was a champion for social justice for the marginalised and destitute, Deputy President David Mabuza has said. In a tribute to Mthembu at a memorial service held today, Mabuza said the minister, who was buried yesterday, was committed to freedom, human rights and democratic governance, beyond reproach. “ For him, the public service leadership role meant that in everything we do, we must never stray from our relentless pursuit of changing the lives of poor and vulnerable communities for the better. Minister Mthembu’s commitment to…

Jan

21

2021

By The African Mirror

Jackson Mthembu’s life celebrated

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH Africans from all walks of life and across the political divide have paid tribute to Jackson Mthembu, the country’s first cabinet minister to succumb to COVID-19. Tributes to Mthembu (62) were led by the ANC, an organisation to which he devoted his life and the South African government. President Cyril Ramaphosa said: "Minister Mthembu was an exemplary leader, an activist and life-long champion of freedom and democracy." Jessie Duarte, the ANC’s deputy secretary-general said Mthembu always put the country first and was able to bring quality in debate at the national executive committee, the party’s highest…

Jan

21

2021

By The African Mirror

South African cabinet minister dies of COVID-19

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER JACKSON Mthembu, South Africa’s minister in the Presidency, passed today from COVID-19 complications. South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa announced the passing of a man who has become the first member of his executive to die from a pandemic that has claimed over 34 000 lives in SA and infected over 1.3-million. Mthembu was the spokesperson of the government and the face of its campaigns to raise awareness of the dangers of COVID-19. He hosted many media conferences where his colleagues in government outlined government programmes to combat the pandemic. Ramaphosa said: "It is with deep sorrow and…

Jan

12

2021

By The African Mirror

South African cabinet minister gets COVID-19

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER JACKSON MTHEMBU, the Minister in the Presidency of South Africa, has tested positive for Covid-19 and has gone into self-quarantine. Boitumelo Moloi Obed Bapela David Mahlobo The presidency has announced that Mthembu took the tests after showing some symptoms. He has, together with those that may have come in contact with him gone into isolation. Mthembu is the fourth member of the executive who has tested positive in the past week. He remains in high spirits and wishes all those who are also fighting the Coronavirus a speedy recovery. "We once again urge all South Africans to…