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Gen Gabriel Ramushwana.

Military funeral for former Venda leader

 

Condolences are pouring in to the family of Gen Gabriel Mutheiwana Ramushwana (73), who passed away in 1 Military Hospital at Thaba Tswana on Monday.

He served as the Venda head of state between 1990 and 1994, as commander of the National Peace Keeping Force before the first democratic elections in 1994 and as ANC PR councilor for Musina Municipality between 2002 and 2011. He held the portfolios of land, agriculture, transport and disaster management at the Musina Municipality.

The mayor of Musina Municipality, Cllr Mihloti Ramoyada, said Ramushwana had played a major role in the development of service delivery while he was still a councillor. “This is a moment of great pain and grief for the family of Gen Ramushwana. It is also a moment of intense grief and sadness for all of us in Musina. We were deeply saddened by his passing, but we thank God for giving us a brilliant man like him. We learnt a lot of things from him and we will always remember him as a great advisor who strived for perfection in everything he did. Everyone who knew him will agree with me that Musina is what it is today because of his contributions.”

A family spokesperson and son of the deceased, Gabriel Ramushwana Junior, said they had accepted that General Ramushwana had departed from this world. “I have been watching him going through a lot of pain, and we have accepted that the time has arrived for him to meet his Creator. We will always remember his love, humility and ever-smiling face. The family will really miss him.”

He thanks community members and stakeholders who have been giving the family full support since the tragedy struck. “Although this is a very difficult time for the family, we feel strong because the support we are getting is overwhelming.”

A memorial service will take place today (Friday) at 12:00 in the Musina Nancefield Community Hall. He will be buried with full military honours in Pretoria West next Saturday (24 January).

News - Date: 16 January 2015

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Gen Gabriel Ramushwana (right) doing civil work as councillor for transport in Musina Municipality.

 

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