was ever going to be able to see them African Parliament. there,” she says about her working
again,” she says. “It was a tough time.” relationship with Gwede Mantashe.
But her mother – “a great supporter Many different roles, one agenda “We’re both steering the organisation
and protector to me and my brother” – We talk about the challenges of and ensuring that all organs of the ANC
came through to Swaziland at the first wearing so many different hats, and are implementing ... ANC policy.” She
opportunity, bringing her kids to visit. she explains that the agenda for all the is also the party’s representative in its
Besides Swaziland and Tanzania, she positions remains the same – it’s just interactions with sectors of local society
spent time in exile in Botswana, Kenya, the approach, specific focus and angle as well as international delegations.
Zimbabwe and Zambia. She moved that changes according to position and Local business is, of course, one of the
into her first official ANC role – that of particular office or institution. sectors she interacts with, and she’s
the region’s First Secretary of the ANC
Women’s Section (the exile equivalent
to the Women’s League – the league
“The teacher still remains in me. As a politician you
was formed in the 40s) – while she was also have to play the role of imparting information,
in Tanzania. Her career within the party
and within government is well known:
explaining, guiding – which is what a teacher does.”
she’s held the offices of Women’s
League Secretary-General, Deputy “Whether you are presiding over positive about the PBF’s role. “It plays
Speaker and Speaker in Parliament, Parliament or a Cabinet committee a critical role in ensuring that ANC
Deputy President of the country, or full Cabinet meeting, the agenda policies are understood by business,
and now National Chairperson of the remains the same,” she says. “You’re [which] also has a key role in the
party. She played a role during the always facing the same question – how transformation programme that [the
negotiations between the nationalist do we transform our society?” ANC] is about.”
government and the ANC during the In her current role, she presides over
Convention for a Democratic South the key constitutional structures of the Hope for the future
Africa, and was a member of the ANC and oversees their agendas in Our conversation ends with some
presidential panel on the Truth and consultation with the ANC Secretary- questions about what she sees for
Reconciliation Commission and the Pan- General. “There’s a great partnership the party and the country in the next
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