President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday saluted his Cabinet Minister, Jackson Mthembu, who succumbed to COVID-19 complications this week.
Delivering the eulogy in Mpumulanga, Ramaphosa said “I have not only lost a colleague and comrade, I have lost a dear friend.”
Ramaphosa said Mthembu, who served as Minister in the Presidency, had often lifted his spirits and the two spoke daily.
“We have lost a man who was able to transcend political alliances… We need more men and women like him,” he added.
Mthembu, 62, served as chief whip of the ruling African National Congress in Parliament from 2016 to 2019.
