
Condolences have poured in for former Free State Premier, Beatrice Marshoff, who passed on Saturday.
On Saturday morning, 69-year-old Marshoff passed away at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto.
From 2004 through 2009, Marshoff served as the Free State’s premier.
She also held the position of Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Social Development in the Free State and had previously been a nursing sister.
Between 1994 through 1999, Marshoff served as a parliamentarian for the ANC.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to the family of former Free State Premier Beatrice Marshoff. Marshoff passed away yesterday at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital at the age of 66.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the former Free State Premier.
“Beatrice Marshoff was the embodiment of selfless and true servant leadership. She embraced her leadership roles with vigour, taking on the joys and hardships of leadership with equal measure.
“Marshoff was relentless in her stance against corruption, maladministration and abuse of public office. She was never afraid of taking unpopular decisions even within her own party and against so-called popular individuals.
“Being unencumbered by the trappings and privilege of political office, she returned to her nursing profession – an act that personified her true humility and dedication to serving our people,” President Ramaphosa said.
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