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ANC Deputy Secretary General Jessie Duarte was buried at the Westpark cemetery in Johannesburg in accordance to Muslim rites of passage.
Duarte, who has been on sick leave for months, died at her home in the early hours of Sunday morning after she lost her long battle with cancer at the age of 68.
President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier announced that the state would hold a special official and provincial funeral category 2.
Senior ANC and government leaders who attended Duarte’s funeral included the party’s national chairperson Gwede Mantashe, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, ANC Gauteng provincial chairperson Panyaza Lesufi, suspended Secretary General Ace Magashule and former president Kgalema Motlanthe.
Former president Jacob Zuma also sent a recorded message of condolence through his foundation.
Delivering the eulogy at the funeral on Sunday, Ramaphosa said Duarte’s role in the liberation struggle
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