Staff Reporter.
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe has described the late struggle icon Andrew Mlangeni as a dependable and honest person who welcomed all in his midst and in the African National Congress (ANC).
The ANC is paying tribute to the late Mlangeni at a wreath laying ceremony at his grave, alongside his wife June at the Roodepoort Cemetery.
Motlanthe says he is glad to have worked with the late Mlangeni, for he learnt a lot from the family.
The Mlangeni family attended the ceremony. ANC NEC members Lindiwe Sisulu and Nomvula Mokonyane are attended.
Delivering the keynote address, Motlanthe said: “Comrade Andrew Mlangeni was a leader of our struggle who embodied the very core of what the struggle was about. He was an elder on who’s council one could rely on. He was truthful, earnest and dependable. He generously gave us his knowledge and skills.”
Motlanthe described him as an honest man who embodied the principles of what the struggle was about.
“Comrade Mlangeni was a leader of our struggle who embodied the very core of what the struggle was about. He was an elder on who’s council one could rely on. He was truthful, honest and dependable. He generously gave us his knowledge and skills.
“These potent memories of this man, noble of character, are a recollections that last only as long as the consciousness of those who hold them. And so, it is our duty and responsibility to make real here on earth what the angels in the heavens now have in their grasp a legacy of comrade Andrew that exemplifies loyalty, “added Motlanthe.
WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY FOR JUNE AND ANDREW MLANGENI https://t.co/HEf7Tvm9iK
— African National Congress (@MYANC) June 6, 2021
The ANC was joined by the June and Andrew Mlangeni Foundation.