24 January 2008
The SACP has learned with great sadness of the passing way of Cde John Gomomo on the 22nd January 2008. Cde Gomomo, at the time of his passing away was one of the long-standing members of the SACP, and served on its Central Committee between 1991 and 1998. He was a dedicated and hard working communist, who lived and died an exemplary communist – he hated exploitation and was a champion in the struggle against all forms of inequalities and completely committed to the struggle socialism.
Cde Gomomo served the workers and the poor of this country with excellence and was a committed fighter in uplifting the conditions of the workers. He tirelessly fought against the abuse of workers and championed for the recognition of their rights in various capacities that he served in at COSATU. He was indeed one of the founding fathers of our militant ally, COSATU.
He was deployed by the giant trade union federation COSATU to parliament and he carried out his task diligently until affected by ill health.
In his honour, we will continue to fight side by side with COSATU and the rest of the trade union movement to overcome the new challenges facing the working class, including casualisation, retrenchments, outsourcing, privatization and to deepen our struggle for farmworkers’ rights, and generally the slave like conditions that many of the farmworkers and dwellers are subjected to by reactionary and racist farmers.
We will also deepen the struggle for a developmental state, by ensuring that we build a strong, accountable and progressive public sector, in honour of his role as the Chair of the Public Service and Administration portfolio committee.
Hamba Kahle Nyelezi!Lala ngoxolo, usebenzile!
Issued by the SACP.
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Malesela Maleka
SACP Spokesperson – 082 226 1802