Hon Speaker and hon members, I may not have known the late hon Zipporah Nawa in person, but as a human being, I believe that all persons have been created in the image of God and that she therefore deserves love, respect, service and understanding.
That she was unknown to a good number of us means she was not controversial. She had a quiet disposition that allowed her to do her work without seeking attention by sometimes speaking for the sake of it.
That she towered and rose among the ranks to become a school principal, speaks volumes about her to follow instructions and carry them out. It is not easy to run a school these days. That she did so for over a decade, she definitely deserves an honour.
Having been a member of her party's Women's League in Ramotse gives a good picture of who she was. Ramotse is, by the way, one of the slum areas in the Hammanskraal area. Having been able to be elected to office in that area means that Zipporah was made of sterner stuff.
Her response to a call to higher service prompts us in the UCDP to pay homage to her, her family and her political party, the ANC, and to say that that is the way of all flesh. Let us all take solace in the hope that her soul will rest in peace. I thank you.