NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2019

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1) notes with sadness the death of the legendary jazz musician and activist Dorothy Masuka at the age of 85 on Saturday, 23 February 2019;

2) recalls that Masuka who sang hits such as Hamba Nontsokolo and Lendaba was born and raised in Bulawayo in Zimbabwe and travelled to Johannesburg by train as a teenager to launch her music career;

3) further recalls that she sang about township life and has travelled to many countries such as Malawi, Tanzania, the United States and Zambia;

4) remembers that Masuka was a revolutionary who used her music to spread the message of liberation from the apartheid regime;

5) recognises that with more than 40 years of performing under her belt, she enjoyed celebrity status across Africa ... [Time expired.]