Family spokesperson Tshegetso Boekhouer said the accident happened around 3am.
Municipal manager Modisenyane Segapo said Vryburg had lost Schalk at a crucial time when the ANC was relying on him to be the first person to win ward 7, which was dominated by white people.Segapo said Schalk rose to political prominence on July 29 1983 while he was a student at Bopaganang High School in the town.
He said Schalk made his name when he was involved in a student boycott where he advocated against Bantu education and high school fees. “He was arrested and found guilty and got punished,” he said, adding that at that time the politics in Vryburg changed.He became an ANC councillor in 1995, a position he kept until his death.In 2006 he joined the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati district municipality as a member of the mayoral committee responsible for technical services and infrastructure. “He was just few weeks away from finishing his term,” Segapo said.
Provincial ANC spokesperson Kenny Morolong said the party had lost an outstanding leader and disciplined cadre. “His commitment to the unity, rebuilding, renewal of the ANC was sincere and unquestionable,” he said.
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