The daughter and husband of Hlengiwe Mkhize have paid tribute to her, recalling how she continued to execute her duties even while undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer. | GetrudeM
deputy minister in the Presidency, Hlengiwe Mkhize, performed her duties diligently while fighting Stage 4 lung cancer, her family say.
The daughter and husband of Hlengiwe Mkhize have paid tribute to her, recalling how she continued to execute her duties even while undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer. "We sat in the doctor's room with my dad and were told she had 19 months live and should step down from her duties. At that time, she had just been appointed Minister of Home Affairs.
"Mom, I wish we caught this [cancer] earlier. We tried. We got numerous specialists, and somehow they missed it. Your two weeks in ICU before your demise was the hardest for us. You fought Ma, you fought humbly and with dignity and grace," Mkhize-Vabaza said. "I explicitly told him that was not gonna happen and that we would not suggest such to her, knowing Hlengiwe's faith in God and her tenacity to serve the people," he said.
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