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Ruth First remembered at moving ceremony at Westpark Cemetery 40 years after she was assassinated
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation hosted a commemorative event and memorial stone-laying ceremony to mark the anniversary.
On August 17, Ruth First was assassinated in Maputo following orders from Craig Williamson. She died after receiving a letter bomb while living in exile.
A large group of friends, trade unionist and civil society came together to lay a memorial stone to honour a lifetime of activism as a struggle stalwart scholar and journalist.
Pupils from Jeppe High School for Girls, who are beneficiaries of the Ruth First Scholarship, were also present.
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