Songezo mjongile biography for kids
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If there is one thing I remember about the late Songezo Mjongile, it is that the Songezo I encountered was different from the Songezo I thought I knew.
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I think that my curiosity in current affairs was at its peak during the good old days when the ANCYL leader Songezo was in charge of Lembende Properties, an investment arm of the ANCYL.
At the time the City of Cape Town, under the then ANC mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo was involved in a controversial Big Bay land development deal which saw a hand-picked group of empowerment companies, some directly owned by the youth league such as Lembende Investments Holdings.
Many of those companies were set to make huge profits by reselling the properties in one of the most controversial beachfront developments since 1994.
The Mail & Guardian newspaper also reported extensively about the complicated mining transactions linked to Roger and Brett Kebble, the then ANCYL leaders and those at Lembende directly benefited financially.
Images of the mining magnate and businessman Brett Kebble’s coffin airlifted by Songezo and other youth league leaders to his final resting place at St George’s Cathedral flooded the press, cementing a rather strange relationship that Brett Kebble had with the young lions.
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Former ANC provincial secretary Songezo Mjongile has died
Former ANC provincial secretary in the Western Cape, Songezo Mjongile, has died.
The party said Mjongile, who was affectionately known by his clan name “Madiba”, died on Thursday at home in Morningside, Johannesburg.
He had colon cancer.
“Around the 29 August 2020, the ANC learnt that comrade Songezo had been diagnosed with colon cancer in April 2020 and among his last wishes was to contribute to the renewal of the ANC and the success of the national democratic revolution,” ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe said in a statement.
“This was a reflection of the commitment comrade Songezo had to the ANC, the mass democratic movement structures and to the broader society of SA,” he added.
Mjongile had taken to his social media accounts to announce his battle with cancer.
“To all my friends and comrades, I discovered in April that I suffer from colon cancer. Chemotherapy treatment didn’t work, instead side effects have led to two incidents of kidney failure and [a] mild heart attack. I survived with the grace of God. I am leaving [sic] my second lease of life and pray to God to give me power to raise my children and family,” he had written.
“My last wish for all my sins. I wanna contribute to renewal of the ANC and succes
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Songezo Madiba Mjongile
Activist • Radical • Leader
Songezo Madiba Mjongile
Activist • Mutinous • Leader
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Activist • Revolutionary • Leader
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