ANC Struggle Stalwart Gertrude Shope Dies at Age 99

ANC struggle hero Gertrude Shope dies aged 99

ANC stalwart Gertrude Shope has died at the age of 99. According to the party, Shope, also known as MaShope, died peacefully at her Gauteng home on Thursday morning.

South Africa: Parliament Pays Tribute to Gertrude Shope - a Fearless Voice of Justice in Our Struggle for Democracy

Press Release - The Presiding Officers of Parliament have learned with great sadness of the passing of Mme Gertrude Shope - a principled and pioneering woman, a fearless voice for justice, and a towering figure whose life embodied the spirit of South Africa's long and painful struggle for freedom.

ANC Women's League veteran Gertrude Shope dies at 99

Shope, a former ANCWL president and uMkhonto weSizwe leader, fought tirelessly against apartheid and for women's emancipation.

ANC struggle hero Gertrude Shope dies peacefully at home, aged 99

ANC stalwart Gertrude Shope has died at the age of 99. According to the party, Shope, also known as MaShope, died peacefully at her Gauteng home on Thursday morning.

Ramaphosa mourns the passing of Gertrude Shope

By Alicia Mmashakana President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his profound sadness at the death of Gertrude Shope, who was an educator, freedom fighter, trade unionist and former Member of Parliament. She was 99. “We have lost an eminent national heroine and mother to our nation. During a lifetime of close on a century, Ma Shope made a monumental contribution to our struggle for a free and inclusive South Africa, while inspiring generations of wo…