{"id":47105,"date":"2021-09-24T19:11:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=47105"},"modified":"2021-09-24T18:12:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:12:48","slug":"zimbabwean-linked-johannesburg-mayor-jolidee-matongo-laid-to-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwean-linked-johannesburg-mayor-jolidee-matongo-laid-to-rest","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwean-linked Johannesburg Mayor Jolidee Matongo Laid To Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Johannesburg mayor, Jolidee Matongo who died last weekend in a car crash was laid to rest on Friday.<\/p>\n

The crash also claimed the lives of Lenasia electrician Sagel Singh, 23, and a still unidentified pedestrian.<\/p>\n

Matongo\u2019s driver and bodyguard \u2014 both seriously injured in the crash \u2014 are recovering in hospital.<\/p>\n

He was appointed mayor on 10 August serving in the position for just over a month.<\/p>\n

Matongo\u2019s wife Kedibone Matongo\u2019s sobs filled the Finetown hall in Johannesburg on Friday as her tribute to her late husband was read out at his funeral.<\/p>\n

In her tribute, read out by Mpho Motsepe, Kedibone said:<\/p>\n

Never in a million years would I have thought I would be in this position.<\/p>\n

It is a very bitter pill to swallow.<\/p>\n

She said they met while she was in high school.<\/p>\n

My birthday anniversary will never be the same again because you always ensured that these days were celebrated and given the prominence they deserved.<\/p>\n

On our wedding day, you said we are selling our freedom on Freedom Day. I am grateful for the love you have given me and our son. You are truly a unique breed.<\/p>\n

On Sunday when I returned from viewing your lifeless body I prayed. Prayer turned into what felt like a conversation with you.<\/p>\n

That conversation took place at 3 am in the morning, I soaked in a bath and felt a load on my shoulders taken off.<\/p>\n

My humble calm, husband who always had a smile on his face. The pain that I am feeling now, I don\u2019t know how and when it will subside but I will hold onto your mantra: God will provide.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to miss you. Your smile would keep me going. Now I must adjust to being a mum and a dad to our son.<\/p>\n

A message from Matongo\u2019s son was also read out.<\/p>\n

Government ministers, mayors, Gauteng MECs, premier David Makhura, high-ranking ANC members, friends and family gathered to pay their final respects to Matongo, 46, who died in a horrific crash on the Golden Highway near Soweto last Saturday.<\/p>\n

Jacob Khawe, a close friend of Matongo and ANC provincial secretary in Gauteng, described his death as an \u201cimmeasurable loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Johannesburg mayor, Jolidee Matongo who died last weekend in a car crash was laid to rest on Friday. The crash also claimed the lives of Lenasia electrician Sagel Singh, 23, and a still unidentified pedestrian. Matongo\u2019s driver and bodyguard \u2014 both seriously injured in the crash \u2014 are recovering in hospital. 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