{"id":46693,"date":"2024-04-10T16:22:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T16:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=46693"},"modified":"2024-04-10T15:11:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:11:12","slug":"anc-mourns-dingake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/anc-mourns-dingake","title":{"rendered":"ANC mourns Dingake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The African National Congress (ANC) has issued a statement of condolences following the passing of the founding president of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), Michael Dingake.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dingake passed away Sunday afternoon at the age of 96.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis legacy as an internationalist who wholeheartedly embraced the struggle for freedom in South Africa and across the continent will forever be remembered,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>Dingake\u2019s connections with the South African political party date back to the apartheid era, and he was part of the stalwarts who fought for the neighbouring country\u2019s liberation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDingake\u2019s commitment to the cause of liberation was unwavering, despite enduring arrest, torture, and a lengthy imprisonment of 15 years at Robben Island. His resilience in the face of adversity inspired generations of activists and freedom fighters,\u201d the ANC said.<\/p>\n<p>Dingake was pivotal in establishing the base for Umkhonto we Sizwe and ANC underground operatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis dedication to the fight for social justice remained unyielding and unrelenting throughout his life,\u201d the statement further reads.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, according to the family spokesperson, Martin Dingake, daily prayers will be held starting today from 5pm to 6pm in Mogoditshane.<\/p>\n<p>A memorial service will be held on April 13 at 9am at Notwane Grounds, whilst the funeral will be hosted on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. The African National Congress (ANC) has issued a statement of condolences following the passing of the founding president of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), Michael Dingake. Dingake passed away Sunday afternoon at the age of 96. \u201cHis legacy as an internationalist who wholeheartedly embraced the struggle for freedom in South Africa and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":46692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,10,244],"tags":[233,237,234],"class_list":["post-46693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","category-to-homepage","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-botswana","tag-botswana"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ANC mourns Dingake - Botswana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The African National Congress (ANC) has issued a statement of condolences following the passing of the founding presi ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/anc-mourns-dingake\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ANC mourns Dingake\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The African National Congress (ANC) has issued a statement of condolences following the passing of the founding presi ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/anc-mourns-dingake\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Botswana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-10T16:22:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2024\/04\/sm_1712749018.953624.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"464\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/anc-mourns-dingake#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/anc-mourns-dingake\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"ANC mourns Dingake\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-10T16:22:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/anc-mourns-dingake\"},\"wordCount\":222,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/anc-mourns-dingake#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2024\/04\/sm_1712749018.953624.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Botswana\",\"Botswana\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"parties\",\"to-homepage\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/anc-mourns-dingake#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/anc-mourns-dingake\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/anc-mourns-dingake\",\"name\":\"ANC mourns Dingake - 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