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Jessie Duarte, the Deputy Secretary General of the ANC, passed away at the age of 68.
Duarte died on Sunday morning after losing her battle with cancer.
She will be buried on Sunday afternoon in Johannesburg according to Muslim rites.
Duarte served as deputy secretary general of the ANC since 2012 and was a member of the party's national executive committee since 2002.
"She was both a tower of strength to the organisation as well as a matriarch and pillar of her family," says ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe.
She had been on medical leave since November last year.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver her eulogy at a Special Category 2 funeral on Sunday.
