{"id":234907,"date":"2022-08-23T12:06:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T10:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/nw-premier-mourns-passing-of-struggle-veteran-rita-alice-ndzanga\/"},"modified":"2022-08-23T12:06:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T10:06:36","slug":"nw-premier-mourns-passing-of-struggle-veteran-rita-alice-ndzanga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/nw-premier-mourns-passing-of-struggle-veteran-rita-alice-ndzanga\/","title":{"rendered":"NW Premier mourns passing of struggle veteran Rita Alice Ndzanga"},"content":{"rendered":"
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North West Premier Kaobitsa Bushy Maape has expressed sadness at the passing of struggle veteran and trade unionist, Rita Alice Ndzanga.<\/p>\n

Ndzanga, 88, passed away on Wednesday, 17 August 2022.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on Ndzanga\u2019s life, Maape said the former trade unionist belonged to a generation of stalwarts who dedicated their lives to the liberation of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe belonged to a generation of leaders who were ethical, resilient and selfless,\u201d the Premier added.<\/p>\n

She was born on 17 October 1933 to Isaac and Alina More at Mogopa Village near Ventersdorp.<\/p>\n

Ndzanga, who was instrumental in the formation of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), was detained in 1969 under the Terrorism Act and kept in jail for eighteen months. She was banned and restricted to Senaoane township for a further five years.<\/p>\n

In 1977, her husband Lawrence Ndzanga died in prison after being incarcerated for political activities.<\/p>\n

Maape conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and comrades of the late veteran.<\/p>\n

He hailed Ndzanga as a trailblazer whose fighting spirit and sacrifices will be engraved in the country’s revolutionary discourse and particularly organised labour.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe diligently served workers and prioritised their interests particularly in dismantling apartheid and its draconian laws. Her contribution as a Member of Parliament form part of a rich legacy she leaves behind,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

She was an esteemed member of the National Order of Luthuli who was honoured in 2004 for her lifetime contribution to the struggle for workers\u2019 rights and the realisation of a non-racial, non-sexist, free and democratic South Africa.<\/p>\n

This includes her immense contribution to advocating for workers\u2019 rights during a period marred with exploitation, abuse and racial oppression of the Black working class.<\/p>\n

President Cyril Ramaphosa also paid tribute to the stalwart in a statement he released on Friday. <\/p>\n

 \u201cOur nation and especially our progressive movements and organised labour, will remember and continue to honour Mama Rita Ndzanga for dedicating the many decades of her life to advancing the fundamental rights of all South Africans,\u201d the President said. <\/p>\n

As a young woman who witnessed the birth of apartheid and its ravages over time, the President said Ndzanga took a stand that endangered her freedom and security.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe death in detention of her husband, Lawrence, was among the many profound sacrifices forced on Mama Rita during her life of struggle in which she put the interests and comfort of others first.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer service to workers on the factory floor and her contribution as a Member of Parliament is part of a legacy we can and should respect while this stalwart rests in peace.\u201d \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

North West Premier Kaobitsa Bushy Maape has expressed sadness at the passing of struggle veteran and trade unionist, Rita Alice Ndzanga. Ndzanga, 88, passed away on Wednesday, 17 August 2022. Reflecting on Ndzanga\u2019s life, Maape said the former trade unionist belonged to a generation of stalwarts who dedicated their lives to the liberation of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":234908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[38678],"class_list":{"0":"post-234907","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-south-africa","8":"tag-sanews","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nw-premier-mourns-passing-of-struggle-veteran-rita-alice-ndzanga.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}