Jessie Duarte, a South African politician and acting secretary-general of the African National Congress, sadly passed away following a long battle with cancer in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Jessie Yasmin Duarte, a politician from South Africa and the acting secretary-general of the African National Congress, was born on September 19, 1953, and passed away on July 17, 2022.
She has been an anti-apartheid activist for a long time and has held a variety of positions, including special assistant to Nelson Mandela, member of the Gauteng provincial cabinet (MEC), ambassador to Mozambique, and ANC spokesperson.
She took her current role as deputy secretary-general of the ANC in 2012. At the next ANC conference in 2022, Duarte said she will step down from her position as deputy secretary-general.
RIP: Jessie Duarte Death After Illness
Yasmin “Jessie” Duarte, the ANC’s deputy secretary general, has passed away, the organization has revealed. According to reports, Duarte passed away early on Sunday, July 17. She will be buried in Johannesburg on Sunday afternoon according to Muslim customs.
The 68-year-old mother of two became ill in November 2021, and she had been at home until she passed away on Sunday. According to the ANC, she got admitted to the hospital due to digestive issues.
The ANC reported that Jessie Duarte had been on medical leave since November 2021 and was receiving treatment for cancer. The party stated that Comrade Jessie’s passing is a significant loss for the country as a whole as well as the democratic movement and his family.
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She was one of nine siblings born to Julie and Ebrahim Dangor in Newclare, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). She is also the sister of Achmat Dangor, a South African writer, poet, and development professional.
She held several different jobs, including Chief Operations Officer in the Presidency and National Spokesperson, in addition to serving as High Commissioner to Mozambique.
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Jessie Duarte, the acting secretary-general of the African National Congress, has an estimated net worth of around $2 million. She had previously held the position of MEC for safety and security in the province of Gauteng from 1990 to 1994.
Due to his election in 1999 during the tenure of former president Thabo Mbeki, Duarte held the position of longest-serving member of the national executive council (NEC) of the ruling party.
Duarte graduated from Johannesburg’s Coronationville Secondary School. She started working in the field of accounting as a management accountant. She was chosen in 1979 by Albertina Sisulu to establish women’s organizations in South Africa.