MK Party pays tribute to Canaan Mdletshe

JOHANNESBURG - The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party has paid tribute to its late member, Canaan Mdletshe saying he fought for the downtrodden and marginalised people of the country.

Mdletshe died on Thursday in a car accident in Mtubatuba, north of KwaZulu-Natal.

The former Secretary General of the National Freedom Party joined the MK Party shortly after the May general elections.

He was part of the MK Party’s KZN detachment team working to grow the organisation's support base in the province.

READ: MK Party leader in KZN Canaan Mdletshe dies

MK Party spokesperson Sipho Tyira said Mdletshe died after coming back from campaigning for the party in the Mtubatuba municipal by-elections.

"As the saying goes, ‘umkhonto wegwala ufela etsheni’ (the coward’s spear dies on a stone), however commander Mdletshe was no coward, he picked up his spear and fought for the downtrodden and marginalised of our people. Umkhonto Wesizwe party salutes his bravery and may his soul rest in eternal peace," said Tyira.