ANC members and former Cosas members sang struggle songs in remembrance of their fallen comrade
Outside the house of late Joburg Mayor Jolidee Matongo in Lenasia South on Sunday. ANC leaders and government officials are arriving to support the family. Former COSAS members were singing struggle songs. VIDEO: Ntombi Nkosi/IOL Politics
Speaking to Newzroom Africa outside the home, family spokesperson Muzikayise Ndlovu said the family was finding it hard to cope with Matongo's death. Ndlovu indicated the Matongo was also supposed to have travelled to KwaZulu-Natal to join the entire family for a ceremony they were having and that unfortunately some members of the family had to return back to Gauteng.Ramaphosa on Saturday evening also expressed his shock at Matongo's death stating"nothing could prepare us if this sudden death which has deprived our nation's economic centre of its second executive mayor.
Prior to his death, Matongo, who was elected as mayor on August 10, had spent the day in Soweto in door-to-door campaigns alongside Ramaphosa and Gauteng Premier David Makhura.
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