UDC mourns Roseline Panzirah-Matshome
Friday, December 11, 2020

Roseline Panzirah- Motshome
No words can express the loss and sorrow that you are going through.
We join you in mourning this comrade who was one of the refined female politicians this country has had. A real Mensch. She became the secretary-general of the BPF not by chance or accident. Resilience and hard work took her there and without doubt was destined for a much higher destiny. Death has robbed us once more.
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