Ramaphosa remembers Duarte as a fiery defender of non-racialism: President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on ANC members to emulate the party's late deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte’s commitment to non-racialism.
Ramaphosa was speaking in his capacity as ANC president at a wreath-laying ceremony for Duarte in Johannesburg onRamaphosa hailed Duarte for her role in the fight for the greater good.“As we lay our wreaths in remembrance of comrade Jessie, let us continue to honour her by staying true to the causes and the struggles that she fought her entire life,” said Ramaphosa.
Let us rededicate ourselves to building a movement and a society that is free from this.“[If there was] anyone in our movement who was a dedicated person to the principle of non-racialism, it was comrade Jessie … forever reminding us of what the ethos of our movement is with regards to non-racialism.”Ramaphosa said often, as the movement, they veered away from their non-racial grounding, but Duarte always reminded them of the character of the ANC.
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