GALLERY: Funeral for Jackson Mthembu’s daughter at KaNyamazane Stadium
Excerpt: The funeral was held today.
KANYAMAZANE – Following her suicide on March 20, Khwezi Mthembu was laid to rest at Rocky Drift graveyard today.
Mthembu was the daughter of the ANC’s chief whip, Jackson Mthembu. He attended the service at KaNyamazane Stadium to share the loss with more than 1000 mourners, including members of the ANC NEC.
The Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa, Baleka Mbete, spoke at the service, stating that, “there is no pain like the pain of losing a child. I don’t know where you get the strength to deal with that pain.”
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Mbete emphasized that every generation faces its own challenges that older generations might not be able to understand, but that all generation are able to overcome these challenges together.
The ANC’s chairman, Gwede Mantashe, also spoke at the service. “When you sacrifice yourself, you invite the ANC to be a part of your family. We are part of the Mthembu family and we will mourn with them.”
He urged the family to not blame each other for Mthembu’s death or to search for “signs that you could have missed” that could have lead to her suicide. He said that they should rather turn to God as “God is my rock, my fortress and my saviour.”
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