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The People’s Congress has hailed veteran journalist and former ambassador Jon Qwelane for his courageous journalism during the apartheid era.
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The People’s Congress (Cope) has acclaimed veteran journalist and former ambassador Jon Qwelane (68) for his courageous journalism during the apartheid era.
“It is a very, very sad day for South Africa. Bra Jon Qwelane is a true example of an ethical journalist. He was fighting the apartheid government with his pen. Brave activist and freedom fighter. He was declared an enemy of the state for denouncing injustice wherever it happened. We are saying, Bra Jon, today we have a democracy thanks to your contribution. Go well, true patriot, ”Cope’s national spokesman Denis Bloem said in a statement Thursday.
Cope said that the Maokeng people in Kroonstad in the Free State would never forget the role Qwelane had played in breaking the back of a notorious apartheid-sponsored vigilante gang called Three Million, which killed many people.
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The party has sent its deepest condolences to the Qwelane family, friends and the media fraternity.
Qwelane’s death was confirmed by her attorney Andrew Boerner early Thursday.
He made his mark as a print journalist and worked as a reporter for The Star and Sunday Star, for which he also wrote columns. He produced opinion pieces and had two regular columns in the 1990s: Jon’s Jive, which appeared on Saturdays, and Just Jon on Sundays.
Qwelane was a founding member of the SA Writers Association and received the coveted Nat Nakasa Award from the SA National Editors Forum in 1998.
He was appointed South African Ambassador to Uganda in 2010.
Her family has asked for privacy during this difficult time.
Since the news of his death, messages of condolence have been reaching social media.
Jon Qwelane has passed away. 2020 has shown us flames
– Pinky Khoabane (@pinkykhoabane) Dec 24, 2020
A man with his own views, a tough, well-researched journalist, feared by many, hated by many, loved by many, and a rare talent in media circles, especially radio. #JonQwelane lit up theTalk on 9,702 lines and caught fire in the heat of things. Relentless on his word. MHSRIP
– WeziKhoza (@khoza_wezi) Dec 24, 2020
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