An ANC member of parliament was killed in a car crash on Monday afternoon when an SUV she was driving overturned near Fort Hare University's Alice campus.
The woman was scheduled to attend a regional executive committee meeting in WB Rubusana when regional chairman and Buffalo City Mayor Xola Pakati received a call just after 4pm, informing him of the accident.
Pakati said he was on his way to the MP’s home in King William's Town "to comfort her close relatives" when DispatchLIVE contacted him for confirmation of the incident.
"This is sad. We have lost one of our own,” said Pakati.
“…The best cadre who would always participate in REC discussions with clarity on issues. We will miss her contribution. We send our condolences to her family, friends and relatives," said Pakati.
ANC MP killed in Alice accident
An ANC member of parliament was killed in a car crash on Monday afternoon when an SUV she was driving overturned near Fort Hare University's Alice campus.
The woman was scheduled to attend a regional executive committee meeting in WB Rubusana when regional chairman and Buffalo City Mayor Xola Pakati received a call just after 4pm, informing him of the accident.
Pakati said he was on his way to the MP’s home in King William's Town "to comfort her close relatives" when DispatchLIVE contacted him for confirmation of the incident.
"This is sad. We have lost one of our own,” said Pakati.
“…The best cadre who would always participate in REC discussions with clarity on issues. We will miss her contribution. We send our condolences to her family, friends and relatives," said Pakati.
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