{"id":41055,"date":"2025-11-08T08:29:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=41055"},"modified":"2025-11-08T08:29:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:29:24","slug":"umkhonto-wesizwe-veteran-reverend-moruti-maphatsoe-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/08\/umkhonto-wesizwe-veteran-reverend-moruti-maphatsoe-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"uMkhonto weSizwe veteran Reverend Moruti Maphatsoe passes away &#8211; SABC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The African National Congress (ANC) has confirmed the death of its long-serving chaplain and an uMkhonto we Sizwe veteran, Reverend Moruti Maphatsoe, in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>The party has described him as a man of deep conviction who guided comrades with humility.<\/p>\n<p>National Spokesperson,\u00a0Mahlengi\u00a0Bhengu, says the reverend\u2019s death has left a profound\u00a0void in the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe African National Congress mourns the untimely passing of our beloved chaplain Comrade\u00a0Moruti\u00a0Maphatsoe, whose life was a profound testament to compassion, service, and unwavering faith in the values of our movement and the liberation struggle. Comrade\u00a0Moruti\u00a0was not only a spiritual pillar of strength within our ranks but also a committed cadre of\u00a0uMkhonto we Sizwe, the people\u2019s army, that fought fearlessly for the freedom and dignity of our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The African National Congress mourns the untimely passing of our beloved Chaplain, Comrade Moruti Maphatsoe, whose life was a profound testament to compassion, service, and unwavering faith in the values of our movement and the liberation struggle. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HHAMLmROke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/HHAMLmROke<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANCLimpopo (@ANCLimpopo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANCLimpopo\/status\/1987036906266259618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">November 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The party\u2019s Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has also expressed his condolences, saying that he is saddened by Reverend Maphatsoe\u2019s funeral.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So devastating to hear that Rev Maphatsoe is no more! He who sang and preached at almost every funeral of our departed comrades! We will always remember him. May his revolutionary soul rest in eternal peace and his spirit continue to fire the fight for transformation of our\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I9UoTb3ArH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/I9UoTb3ArH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula (@MbalulaFikile) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MbalulaFikile\/status\/1987043855737242073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">November 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>                    <!--begin code --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!--end code --><\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n                .pp-multiple-authors-boxes-wrapper.pp-multiple-authors-layout-boxed.multiple-authors-target-the-content .pp-author-boxes-avatar img { \n        width: 80px !important; \n        height: 80px !important; \n    }\n\n    .pp-multiple-authors-boxes-wrapper.pp-multiple-authors-layout-boxed.multiple-authors-target-the-content .pp-author-boxes-avatar img {\n        border-radius: 50% !important; 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