{"id":914740,"date":"2022-01-09T11:19:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T11:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/09\/sad-anc-heavyweight-laid-to-rest-together-with-her-husband-pictures\/"},"modified":"2022-01-09T11:19:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T11:19:56","slug":"sad-anc-heavyweight-laid-to-rest-together-with-her-husband-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/09\/sad-anc-heavyweight-laid-to-rest-together-with-her-husband-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"SAD: ANC heavyweight laid to rest together with her husband (PICTURES)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>LAST RESPECTS!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/292af4c9cae04f0b8157a901f1172586\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today is a very sad day for Emalahleni.Family and friends have gathered since early this morning to say a final goodbye to Cllr Linah Malatjie and her husband Mr Esau Malatjie.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The funeral of the Executive Mayor of Emalahleni and her husband Pastor Malatjie is underway at Puma Stadium. The mood at the stadium is sombre as a final farewell and tributes are paid to the two remarkable figures. <span style=\"color: rgb(54, 54, 54); background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);\">A <\/span>request for a Category 2 state funeral for the late Emalahleni municipality mayor was made by Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane.The funeral service] couldn\u2019t be held on Saturday because the family did not want to clash with the January 8 statement.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/555bc63fa0ba4727aa4d94802ac41406\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The two lovebirds died in a horrific accident during the early hours of Monday morning. Mpumalanga Premier, Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane says the whole ANC and Emalahleni Municipality are still reeling with shock at the passing of the mayor. \u201cHer passing has robbed not only her family of a mother but the Municipality and the entire Mpumalanga Province, of a leader with a wealth of experience in Local Government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2ff3c74687554e2aad527a75b1ff913c\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dignitaries in attendance include ANC heavyweights who have come to pay their final respect to the couple. Among those attending the funeral service are cabinet ministers, deputy ministers, Members of Parliament, members of the Provincial Legislature, Members of the Provincial Executive Council, Leadership of various political parties  the ANC.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3b62de9dc8be44b5aee3f1cf55780e96\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Malatjie will be remembered as a strong and committed leader with a clear vision for Emalahleni, \u201cwho always kept her door open to her colleagues and local government stakeholders\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>https:\/\/fb.watch\/aqkpL78qcX\/<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1522943244635075\/posts\/3105738396355544\/<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/12d8e84d485d46918f67b8874c1377ec\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1fe7c9251ddb4934b386f48fb3e4661f\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Mmapula (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nANC<br \/>\nEmalahleni<br \/>\nEmalahleni.Family<br \/>\nMpumalanga<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAST RESPECTS! Today is a very sad day for Emalahleni.Family and friends have gathered since early this morning to say a final goodbye to Cllr Linah Malatjie and her husband Mr Esau Malatjie. The funeral of the Executive Mayor of Emalahleni and her husband Pastor Malatjie is underway at Puma Stadium. 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