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TRIBUTES continue to pour in for ANC spokesperson in KwaZulu-Natal, Ricardo Mthembu, who died after COVID-19 complications on Wednesday. Mthembu was a member of the provincial legislature and former KwaDukuza Municipality mayor on the province’s north coast.
Mthembu is alleged to have succumbed to death after testing positive for COVID-19 two weeks ago.
The news of Mthembu’s untimely passing was confirmed to Inside Politics by ANC provincial secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli.
“The ANC reacts with a heavy heart to the tragic passing of comrade Ricardo Mthembu. He was a service delivery champion who led the movement with distinction,” said Ntuli.
He said Mthembu had tested positive for Covid-19 leading to his hospitalisation two weeks ago, saying although the virus had compromised his health, he fought to the bitter end.
He is believed to have succumbed to the pandemic on Wednesday morning while at a private hospital in KwaDukuza, a
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