Rocky Mafikeng passes away
2009-06-04
ON Thursday 28 May the beloved and admired stalwart, Elizabeth “Rocky” Mafikeng (90), died at her home after weeks of ill health. Rocky’s active political life started towards the end of 1941, when she joined the Food and Canning Workers’ Union and became a shop steward. Between 1954 and 1959 she served as president of the African Food and Canning Workers’ Union (AFCWU) and as branch secretary in Paarl. To connect the workers’ struggle for liberation and their struggle for better working conditions, Rocky joined the Paarl branch of the ANC and in 1957 she became the vice-president of the ANC Women’s League. She also served on the regional committee of the National Executive of the South African Congress of Trade unions (SACTU) and was also one of the founder members of the Federation of South African Women. Her funeral will be held on Saturday at the Mbekweni Community Hall at 08:45. The procession will arrive at 13:00 at the Parys-cemetery.
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