Ambassador Yasmin Jassie Duarte was a long-time anti-apartheid activist who served as Special Assistant to former President Nelson Mandela and struggle stalwart, Walter Sisulu. In 1994 she was appointed to the Gauteng Provincial Government as a Member of the Executive Council (MEC) responsible for Safety and Security. Between 1999 and 2003, she served as South […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has, as a mark of reverence and in accordance with Chapter 1.5.2 (a) of the State, Official and Provincial Funeral Policy Manual, designated the funeral of struggle stalwart and Ambassador Yasmin “Jessie” Duarte, as a Special Official Funeral Category 2, which will be held on Sunday, 17 July 2022. Until her untimely […]
ANC’s deputy secretary general, Jessie Duarte’s death, confirmed in a statement by the ANC. Duarte died at 68 years of age. The African National Party she served for years, issued out a media statement, announcing Duarte died in the early hours of Sunday morning after a months long illness, battling with cancer. The deputy secretary […]