PAC stalwart Kgosana remembered as a ‘great revolutionary’

28 April 2017 - 14:45 By Nomahlubi Jordaan
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David Makhura. File photo.
David Makhura. File photo.
Image: South African presidency/government flickr stream

Gauteng Premier David Makhura said the picture of Philip Ata Kgosana leading a march in Cape Town in 1960 “will forever be etched in our minds”.

Makhura‚ speaking at Kgosana’s funeral in Tshwane Events Centre on Friday‚ hailed the PAC stalwart as one of the “great revolutionaries” to have emerged in the country.

“We remember him for his bravery‚ humility‚ integrity and his ruthless ethics‚ his critical mind and his consistency. He never wavered in his beliefs‚” Makhura said.

  • Obituary: Philip Kgosana, accidental leader of historic Cape marchPhilip Kgosana, who has died at the age of 80, led 30000 migrant workers on a 12km march from the Cape Town townships of Langa and Nyanga along the N2 and De Waal Drive into the palpitating heart of the city. 

The premier said the current leader in government had a lot to learn from Kgosana about leading with humility.

At the age of 23‚ Kgosana led more than 30 000 people in an anti-pass protest. He was arrested and tried for incitement but fled South Africa while he was out on bail.

  • PAC mourns loss of struggle hero Phillip KgosanaThe Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) on Thursday paid tribute to party stalwart and former student activist‚ Phillip Kgosana. 

Kgosana was born in 1936 in Makapanstad in the northern Transvaal (today Limpopo). He died on April 19.

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