Freedoms mourns the demise of former Minister of Social Development Mr Zola Skweyiya. Breaking news this morning, as South Africans prepare to mourn another ANC struggle leader‚ Winnie Madikizela-Mandela‚ at the official memorial service in Soweto. It also comes a day after the 25th commemoration of ANC-SACP leader Chris Hani's assassination.
We pay tribute to this ANC veteran who devoted his life to the party which he joined in 1956‚ notably serving as Minister of Public Service and Administration (1994-1999) and Minister of Social Development (1999-2009).