By Thebe Mabanga
Struggle stalwart, Congress of the People (COPE) founder and former Defence Minister Mosiuoa “Terror” Lekota was laid to rest in Bloemfontein, Free State, at a Special Official Funeral in recognition of his patriotism and the role he played in the anti-apartheid struggle.
Political allies, mourners, and family members described Lekota as an extraordinary patriot who lived a life of service and sacrifice, and a constitutionalist who believed that freedom had to be defended even after it had been won.
They said he was willing to reach across political divides to unite South Africans of different persuasions, first to defeat the unjust system of apartheid and later to help build a democratic South Africa.
Lekota’s funeral was held on Saturday in Bloemfontein, Free State.
The funeral was attended by former Presidents Thabo Mbeki, in whose cabinet Lekota served between 1999 and 2008, when he resigned to protest Mbeki’s
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