{"id":248125,"date":"2023-01-24T15:32:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T13:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/lala-kahle-madam-speaker-president-ramaphosa\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T15:32:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T13:32:28","slug":"lala-kahle-madam-speaker-president-ramaphosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/lala-kahle-madam-speaker-president-ramaphosa\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Lala kahle Madam Speaker\u2019 \u2013 President Ramaphosa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed Dr Frene Ginwala\u2019s contribution to the anti-apartheid struggle, forging South Africa\u2019s first democratic parliament and her fight for gender equality.<\/p>\n

The President was delivering the eulogy at the official memorial service of Ginwala held at the Johannesburg City hall on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Ginwala passed away on January 12 at the age of 90 at her home after she had suffered a stroke two weeks earlier.<\/p>\n

The President said Ginwala brought her \u201clegal training, her sharp and incisive mind and her political conviction\u201d to the table when it was time to forge South Africa\u2019s new constitutional order and gave recognition to her as a \u201cpioneer in building our democracy from the ruins of Apartheid\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cYet it was in her role as the first Speaker of a democratically elected National Assembly that she had the greatest and most enduring impact on our young democracy. Over the course of a decade in that position, she forged a new institution that reflected the great diversity, the struggles, the aspirations, the culture and the practices of the people of South Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith her calm and deliberate determination she forged an institution that stands at the centre of our democracy. It is an institution that continues to this day to fulfil its Constitutional purpose as the representative, the voice, the champion and the instrument of the people of our country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Turning to Ginwala\u2019s contribution in the fight against Apartheid and oppression, President Ramaphosa said Ginwala took every opportunity to speak out for the democratic movement.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn whatever platform, given whatever opportunity, Comrade Frene Ginwala was an eloquent, persuasive champion of the cause of the South African people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith her keen intellect, her measured delivery and her clear articulation of the principles and the purpose of our struggle, she felled many a critic and earned many a friend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough her writings, whether as a journalist, as a researcher or an academic or an activist, she provided both incisive critiques and clear vision. She told us what was wrong with the world and, most importantly, how it could be made better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President also highlighted Ginwala\u2019s fight for the equal rights of women, both within the anti-apartheid movement and internationally.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt a time when scant attention was given to the many ways in which women were oppressed and exploited, Comrade Frene fought for the struggles of women to be recognised.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a political environment in which the dominance of men didn\u2019t even invite comment, Frene Ginwala was one of the few voices that was always consistent and insistent that women should occupy their rightful position in the struggle.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Comrade Frene would remind us, until we have achieved equality between men and women in all spheres of life, we will not be free,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President shared the country\u2019s condolences to Ginwala\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo her family, especially her beloved nephews Zav, Cyrus and Sohrab, we share in your sorrow. May you be comforted by the knowledge that Comrade Frene\u2019s spirit, her courage, her wisdom and her generosity will forever be remembered.<\/p>\n

\u201cComrade Frene, go well. Hamba kahle Mbokodo. If we ever had a Mbokodo, you are the Mbokodo that we really had. Lala kahle Madam Speaker,\u201d the President said. \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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