Andrew Mlangeni, a 'true role model' youth should emulate: Panyaza Lesufi

Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said the late Andrew Mlangeni was a role model the youth should emulate.
“To the youth. I present to you a role model to emulate. He fought apartheid and studied at the same time. He never rushed to be a leader. He never fought for a position. He never left his community. It is never too late to emulate this leader,” Lesufi said at Mlangeni’s funeral at the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus.
He described Mlangeni as a “unique” comrade and a “true freedom fighter” whose contribution to the struggle was unmatched.
“In your honour we need to let go of the wrong things [including corruption]. Instead of fighting for peace and prosperity, our women and children are killed and attacked.”
Mlangeni, who turned 95 on June 6, died at 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria last Tuesday. He had complained of abdominal pain.
He has been hailed as a selfless man who stood against corruption and whose life was dedicated to the freedom of the country.
ANC stalwart Andrew Mekete Mlangeni was laid to rest on 29 July 2020 at the Roodepoort cemetery in Johannesburg. The last remaining Rivonia trialist, who turned 95 on June 6, was admitted to 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria on 21 July 2020 with an abdominal complaint.
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