SANCO Zone 10 and ANC host a memorial service to honour the late struggle stalwart Isaac Mogase at the Diepkloof Hall
Mogase Died on Freedom Day in hospital.
In memory of the late struggle stalwart and City of Johannesburg’s first democratic Mayor Isaac Mogase, South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) Zone 10 and ANC hosted a memorial service at the Diepkloof Hall on Monday, May 3, to honour him for the role he played in the community struggles in Soweto.
The memorial service saw friends, family, and comrades gather to celebrate the life of the man who was mostly described by those who spoke as a selfless servant of the city who was actively involved and played an important role in the community.
Every speaker had a lot to say about him, if it was possible, they would have a day-long memorial service but time was not on their side. Mogase passed away on Freedom Day, April 27, and everything that was said about him is testimony to the fact that Ntate Mogase was always a leader who was committed to being grounded with the people.
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He endeavored to build communities through a variety of means such as soccer, education as well as the establishment of civic associations and all these were testified at the memorial service.
He was instrumental in the establishment of the Soweto Crisis Committee (SCC), created to seek solutions to the schooling crisis that had continued in Soweto since the 1976 students uprising, and also assisted in the formation of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) which was created to cater to students who could not afford to get a tertiary education.
Mogase was the first post-apartheid era Mayor of the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council, which is the forebearer of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Council, he wore the Mayoral Chains between 1995 and 2000 and handed them over to Amos Masondo.
Mogase was the doyen of the Civic Movement and a veteran of the Freedom Struggle. His activism started when he joined the ANC Youth League in Alexandra in the 1950s, before becoming a councilor, Mogase was an activist in Soweto and was along with the late Dr. Nthato Motlana and Rev Frank Chikane one of the first presidents of the Soweto Civic Association when it was established in 1984.
Ntate Mogase a true leader, may his soul rest in peace.
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