Central SA
Ramaphosa pays tribute to former ANC president Zachariah Mahabane─── 07:24 Thu, 05 Jan 2023
African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the late struggle icon and former president of the ANC, Reverend Zachariah Mahabane, as a patriot who always sought to unify the ANC.
He was speaking at the gravesite of Mahabane in Kroonstad, where he was buried in September 1971, paying tribute to the late stalwart ahead of the party’s 111th birthday celebrations in Mangaung in the Free State on Sunday.
Mahabane led the ANC for two nonconsecutive terms as its president, from 1937 to 1940.
Ramaphosa says with the leadership that was elected at the conference of the ANC in December, the governing party will move to greater heights..
"To remember the gallant sacrifices made by leaders such as Reverend Mahabane... He’s part of the galaxy of leaders that the ANC has produced over the years. But we also remember him only because one of his key tasks was to unite the ANC and make it a united force."
