Cape Town – The late ANC MP and former Cabinet minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson is set to be honoured with a national memorial service in her hometown of Kimberley in the Northern Cape.
The ANC first deputy secretary-general, Nomvula Mokonyane, announced that Joemat-Pettersson’s brother would work with the ANC to prepare for the service, News24 reported on Thursday.
“The family appreciates all the messages and calls that have been coming through. The children also appreciate it very much. Of importance is the further request that we should give the family the space to mourn and prepare for a decent burial,” the report quoted Mokonyane as saying.
The family has requested privacy during their mourning period and expressed gratitude for the support they have received.
The ANC Women’s League will also hold its own memorial service.
Joemat-Pettersson was a stalwart member of the women’s league and was vying for the position of deputy president at its upcoming conference, the report said.
The ANC leadership has extended condolences and offered support to the family.
Joemat-Pettersson passed away on Monday, and prior to her death, there were allegations that she had asked for a bribe in connection with an inquiry into the fitness of the suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to hold office.
Details around her death are still sketchy.
According to Newzroom Afrika, Mokonyane said only the family is at liberty to reveal the cause of her death.
#TinaJoematPettersson‘s family requests space to mourn and prepare for her funeral. @AthiMtongana asks ANC first DSG Nomvula Mokonyane who visited the family what could be the cause of death. Mokonyane says only the family is at liberty to reveal that.https://t.co/VaRcMTlHgJ pic.twitter.com/Pp3BTgo0ls
— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) June 7, 2023
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