Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi's Funeral Service

um [Music] [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] you're the way [Music] everyone [Music] wow [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] me [Music] [Music] me [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] ah [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] me [Music] [Music] is oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] come oh wow [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] see my members executive council the capital natalie mama was told no mama um no is nfp this declaration symbolizes the greatest honor we could bestow over a great leader of our people on hellas um [Music] is [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] me foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] is [Music] cool [Music] [Music] [Applause] always [Music] know night [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] my heart [Music] directions [Music] how great [Music] my oh [Music] [Music] is [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you very much south foreign [Music] si si bongay [Music] come let us pray away way [Music] foreign [Music] amen [Music] for the opening prayer friends and comrades who are not here to mourn the passing of zane mcquasa city but have come to pay a tribute to a great daughter of africa she was a respected leader a hard worker a great teacher indeed a fearless woman who was loved by the people of this country and above all she was a humble woman of god and a deep believer in christ foreign [Music] is [Music] is [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] hey [Music] my [Music] foreign [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] yes [Music] yo [Music] [Music] lovely [Music] [Music] yes foreign [Music] me [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] oh is thank you very much she was so resilient she was so strong mao kulu magnum brought to a true reflection of what imba water is about that's why you are here not to mourn but she was here to celebrate the life of the daughter of africa see about kawaii luggage sierba [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] hers was a life of service it was a life of compassion her formidable will was matched by a keen political sense and a presence that inspired both all and admiration loudly and without apology she spoke truth to power yet through everything she endured veronica zane was born in the rural village of bakangato in babanango in the northern plaza natal on the 1st of february 1962. she was born to mrs francis and mr secretary and was the six of eight children she became politically conscious in her early school years she joined the ifp at a tender age of 13 in 1975. it was at this time that in ghana was formed as a cultural movement during the anc's banning her strong participation in party activities led to her being elected branch chairperson at her school in 1988 she joined the ifp's youth brigade executive committee after finishing school she went on to study teaching at the college of education towards a diploma in teaching while working she continued with her studies towards a bachelor of art in teaching from the university of sudan in australia as the country prepared for the first democratic local government elections in 1995 oligarchy was elected as an interim councillor in guanango a year later kamakwazum sibi was elected as deputy chairperson in the zulun regional council after making her way up the party's ranks she was elected as the ifp's national chairperson in 2007. one of her most notable positions was as the mayor of the zooland district municipality from 2000 until 2014. making her the longest serving mayor in the district up to date in 2011 announced the formation of her own party the national freedom party less than three months later the newly formed nfp contested its first election the local government elections the party managed to weigh 2.4 percent of the vaults giving in control of two castles and 224 council seats the party entered into former coalition with the anc and 19 councils after these elections wasn't simply abdicated her position as the zoolands district municipality mayor and moved to serve as a member of parliament in the national legislature on the 5th of june 2014 former president jacob zuma appointed her as the deputy minister of science and technology she continued to juggle both duties as party leader while serving in government at the general elections that followed in 2014 the party won over 1.5 percent of the popular ballot and obtained six seats in the national assembly after these elections he chose to step down from her duties to focus on strengthening her health and spending more time with her children and grandchild as the roles of mother and grandmother were her favorite kamakua has been described as a politically astute leader whose personality and charisma touched many she was incredibly hard-working and wise beyond comprehension her kindness was out of this world and she served people with her heart an attribute not shared by many leaders was truly the cream of the crop just as we are burdened by the sorrow of her death so too are we comforted by the richness and profound meaning of her life she leaves behind her husband two children and [Music] i feel blessed i feel excited i feel gratified that indeed i have cast my vote [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] good [Music] indeed she was the cream of the crop a kalan fighter she made her mak [Applause] [Applause] oh family [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] is foreign i'm here today to represent the mississippi family i mean it's been sent by my brothers all because all our fathers are there are gone so today i'm standing here not saying my heart is good my heart is aching so i want people to comfort us man he was born from my foot my brother's father zephaniah and i'm bored i was born by philemon city we came to know us through my brother foreign is [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] food b visit um s what [Music] you [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] nfp [Applause] [Applause] foreign [Applause] foreign foreign [Music] in their this is my mother a strong woman a resilient woman and today i promised her and i promised myself as well that i was going to be just as strong so that's what i'm going to do mizoku numero on behalf of the children my brother and i this is a road that we never thought that we'd take uh like 2014 doctors wrote her off everybody wrote her off [Music] gizonchala namchandra my mother was the strongest woman i knew my mother was fun my mother was laughter at all times so many people were concerned especially about me my mother was i used to call my mother a king whitney my mother is a king she's she is above even a queen because [Music] my mother worked hard for a man i think obituary is it a millionaire a brilliant moment um my mother did not pick my mother did not choose who to work for and today her work speaks for itself my mother is the strongest woman and one of the strongest politicians in south africa today we thank the premier uh an honor of the state funeral and she is well deserving of it she is well deserving of it the whole of south africa the nfp on ghana [Applause] [Music] can i say i want to thank profusely the family ever smell um say and we did it oh my goodness we did it we honored you then it was the greatest honor to be um it was the greatest honor to serve you taught us so quickly and why but i said to you to i will still want to serve you for many more years nobody was the greatest honor and i'll continue to serve you i'll continue your strengths is at peace she's resting so we thank you so much for the love we feel it god bless you gingerbread food thank you so much [Music] [Applause] we feel your pain personally i understand your pain so well i know how you feel be strong god will be with you you've got the family on both from good families in the family google manawatu natal at any given moment na si foreign [Music] which be um irrespective of political differences see me foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] we have been friends for 20 years we have been growing our resources let's go to 20 years i met her nami is a deputy minister today they are amanda and pele go to hyena she has been always committed to work for the people sitting here we are not starting and she was still smiling hey kula angelo she will keep on smiling she will keep on saying i love you my sister i will always love you i am certain um from the bottom of your heart thank you very much foreign [Music] foreign um [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] uh sunburned [Music] m [Music] hey yo this is my master i have served for 23 years for [Music] have spoken foreign foreign um [Applause] [Music] foreign [Applause] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Applause] [Music] [Music] um um [Applause] it has never been well [Applause] the [Music] foreign three hours [Applause] [Applause] m [Music] foreign [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] is foreign foreign um [Music] [Applause] [Applause] foreign [Applause] to come to the stage and give eulogy our premier is a young dynamic and energetic leader we have served this country with distinction he is the co-chair of quake island growth coalition he became a political activist at a very young age and fought for the liberation of this country he is one of the young people whose vibrancy ushered in this democratic government in 1994 as a result of his passion for community development he was identified by the community and eventually deployed as a counselor in the late 90s under the inductor local municipality he became the youngest counselor in the whole country he is one of the bravest activists who campaigned for free political activities in android during the difficult times of political violence working with from former president mandela and babungamalala and babuta wompeg and many other leaders ahead of general elections in 2004 he worked very closely with president peggy and his office ensured that his historic visit that we sold to a violent revelation we're doing he worked closely with mama usa lemak was on the city for a very long time he has hosted president of the republic of south africa his excellency president ramaphosa as part of the efforts to make sure that he sustained a positive trajectory for this province economically let us foreign thanks can we be thank you can we be seated for public work and human supplement and the champion to this district for we believe that jesus died and rose again and so we believe that god will bring with jesus those who have fallen asleep in him is um is but i will come back to that point later um um [Applause] foreign the revolution and the women's liberation goes together we do not talk of women emancipation as an act of charity or out of the search of human combustion it is a basic necessity for the revolution to triumph women hold they hold up the other half of the sky close quote even though a political career propelled makwasam cb hide the sky she remain humbled and in touch with people on the crowd um ifp from [Music] [Applause] that was the kind of a person a person of that stature firm leadership but for a phenomenal woman may close by dedicating one stanza from the poem written by maya angelou we say phenomenal women and i quote now you understand just why my head not bow i don't shout no jump about that or have to talk loud it is the click of my heels the band of my hairs the palm of my head the need for care because i am a woman phenomenally phenomenal woman that's me close quote today i say that phenomenal woman is umami we say farewell to you our sister our comrade our colleague may your soul rest in peace you have run your race but in silence um in africa [Applause] [Music] it south africa now [Music] [Music] such a very decent of a special type you are the future of this country foreign [Music] oh [Applause] oh foreign is please [Music] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] is is [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] [Music] um [Music] woman a woman of stage a gallon fighter a woman who fought throughout simpiloyakayonke to make sure which abandoned but that's the life and times of mama who visited our mother all of us is right [Music] my my [Music] [Applause] [Music] me [Music] um [Music] um [Applause] [Music] so um [Applause] um [Applause] um [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] foreign we thank you my father what you are their provider you are they are healer you are their strength and their fortress in jesus mighty name we thank you and we give you all the praise and honor in jesus mighty name about the locality amen amen [Music] there will never be another visit a giant has fallen and you can see within a bear like giant tree has fallen here him as the program director as well indeed it's true that our god is a testing helper for all of us as one thing you must know is that god will never forsake you the pain that you are feeling today the pain that you are going to continue feeling is going to be with you your phone wouldn't worship with your pain gay party only was you carry it with you every day you can't share it with anyone except that it's your pain you feel it each and every day and it goes with you wherever you go but one thing that i can tell you god is there for you and live in pillow as we have said nepalese that she would have wanted you with an epi and continue living and changing his pillows abandoned she was a fighter and continue fighting yafuna woochi against his men holy uh it's for logistical purposes uh it's to make hamalu to stick switch hours once again but again is to make sure with everything is flawless foreign okay [Music] thank you program director we are about to leave trail commander is going to give us a the drilling procession so that we can move out smooth smoothly we are ready to move [Music] me [Music] [Music] me [Music] 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Published: Sat Sep 11 2021