Eddie Mtsweni
Scores of mourners gathered on Thursday at Tshepisa Primary School in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni, for a public memorial service for Nomvuyo Violet Ntsali, respected ANC activist and Deputy Board Chairperson of the Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership and Governance (MGSLG).
The memorial comes ahead of a funeral service to be held on Saturday in Tembisa, where Ntsali is revered for her role in the liberation struggle.
Mourners, many clad in the green, black and gold colours of the governing African National Congress (ANC), danced and sang freedom songs to pay their last respect to Mam Vi, as Ntsali was affectionately known.
Ntsali died last Thursday morning at her home, following a short illness. She had been hospitalised before but discharged in September.
“Comrade Mam Vi was the mother to everyone…she was an organiser,” said a provincial ANC Women’s League leader during the memorial service.
The Women’s League leader urged
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