'He was so well loved': Ramaphosa pays respects to family of Jolidee Matongo

Johannesburg mayor Jolidee Matongo
campaigning in Soweto with ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa
hours before Matongo died in a car crash.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday sang the praises of the late Johannesburg mayor  Jolidee Matongo, saying he was an outstanding leader who abhorred corruption.

“It's a very sad moment for me to be here at the home of our departed mayor Jolidee Matongo. I have just met his wife and his mother and one of his children,” he said.

“It's a really sombre moment and a very sad one. He was a really outstanding leader at the level of local government,” said Ramaphosa.

He said he was impressed by Matongo during the interview process that saw him being chosen to replace former mayor Geoff Makhubo.

By Aphiwe Deklerk.

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