Mahikeng Councillor’s death a great loss - North West Premier Thandi Modise
The death of Councillor Rebecca Lesejane is a great loss to the Mahikeng community, North West Premier Thandi Modise said today in conveying her condolences to the family of the late councillor of Mahikeng Local Municipality.
“We wish to convey our deepest condolences to the Lesejane family and the communities of Mahikeng. Her death is also a great loss as she served with every ounce of energy and sinew in her body and was a model councillor who was rooted in her community”
Comrade Stompie had a heart that was bigger than her ward. She was a selfless and gallant fighter who fought for the poor and the less advantaged in her community. She was a development oriented activist, a community builder who ran around organising bursaries for learners from destitute families, an all-rounder an embodiment of the tripartite alliance, and mass democratic movement, Premier Modise said.
Modise singled out the key role that Lesejane played in supporting the R34,9 million Human Settlement Development Project for construction of 100 community residential units projects that has thus far created over 200 jobs in unit 39.
The Premier’s sentiment was echoed by Project Site Agent, Eben Van Rensburg who said that Councillor Lesejane played a pivotal role to ensure that no delays were experienced on the project and assisted in rolling our training programme, resolving labour and recruitment challenges whenever these were experienced.
“Hers is a great loss for the tremendous support that she gave the project as she commanded great respect within her community,” added Van Rensburg.
Cllr Lesejane was an active member of the African National Congress (ANC), ANC Women’s League and the South African Communist Party and South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO). She was also a member of the South African Local Government Association, SALGA.
Lesejane was born in 1963 in KwaThema, Springs to Mr Sibisi and the late Mrs Sibisi. She completed her High School at Batswana Commercial School, where she met her husband David Lesejane.
Councillor Lesejane passed away on January 22 and is survived by her husband, five children, three grandchildren, her father and six siblings. She will be buried on Saturday in Mmabatho. The funeral service is scheduled to start at 7h00 at Mmabatho Civic Centre.
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