Activist and education expert Graeme Bloch dies Bloch was the husband of former ANC deputy secretary-general Cheryl Carolus 09 April 2021 - 13:24 Staff Writer Cheryl Carolus and Graeme Bloch. File picture: JOHN LIEBENBERG
ANC stalwart Graeme Bloch died on Friday morning, party spokesperson Pule Mabe said in a statement.
Bloch was the husband of former ANC deputy secretary-general Cheryl Carolus.
“Comrade Bloch comes from a family of activists and is one of those activists who epitomised the nonracial character of the liberation struggle,” the party said. “Like his wife, he was detained and banned without trial by the apartheid regime because of his fight for a just, nonsexist, nonracial and free SA.”
ANC mourns death of activist and education expert Graeme Bloch 09 April 2021 - 12:43 By TimesLIVE Cheryl Carolus and Graeme Bloch. File photo. Image: John Liebenberg
The ANC in the Western Cape said it was saddened by the passing away of mass democratic movement stalwart Graeme Bloch on Friday.
Bloch was the husband of former ANC deputy secretary-general Cheryl Carolus.
“Comrade Bloch comes from a family of activists and is one of those activists who epitomised the non-racial character of the liberation struggle. Like his wife, he was detained and banned without trial by the apartheid regime because of his fight for a just, non-sexist, non-racial and free South Africa,” the party said in a statement.
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Graeme Bloch, who passed away on Friday.
The ANC said Bloch had contributed to the downfall of apartheid and was an architect of South Africa’s new democracy. The party said his death marked the end of a revolutionary life that was dedicated to the freedom of South Africans.
Manuel hails late struggle icon Bloch as a mentor for many students Bloch passed away earlier on Friday after a long illness. A screenshot of anti-apartheid activist Graeme Bloch. Picture: SABC Digital News/YouTube
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CAPE TOWN - Former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has described struggle icon and education specialist, Graeme Bloch, as a mentor for many student leaders.
Bloch passed away earlier on Friday after a long illness.
Manual said South Africa had lost a lifelong activist, adding that Bloch truly loved his country and fought for equal education from a young age.
“Graeme became an activist at high school, he was part of the national youth action in the unfashionable days of 1972.”