By Simon Nare
President Cyril Ramaphosa marked the 114th anniversary of the ANC by laying a wreath at the gravesite of Moses Kotane in Pella, near Rustenburg in the North West, honouring one of the towering figures of South Africa’s liberation struggle.
Addressing supporters at the gravesite of the late ANC treasurer-general and SACP general secretary, Ramaphosa described Kotane as an exemplary and selfless leader of the movement.
“He reminded generations of activists that the struggle required not only courage in confrontation, but responsibility in organization, consistency in executing the tasks of our struggle, but also in building organization and transforming society,” said Ramaphosa.
He told the crowd that this was not his first visit to Kotane’s grave, recalling that he had previously attended the reburial of Kotane’s remains in the village.
“Moses Kotane and Mama Rebecca Kotane occupy a towering place in our country and in the history of
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