Wanga umphefumlo wakhe ungafumana ukuphumla okumyoli banaphakade. Oontanga-ndini bamlindile ngaphesheya kwentlambo. Enkosi kakhulu.

Ms MOMOKAUSE: Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP, hon Lucas, the Economic Freedom Fighters, EFF, joins Africa and the world, in paying tribute and honours Zambia's first president Dr Kenneth Kaunda. One of the most difficult things you have to do is to speak of Dr Kaunda in the past and we argue that it is possible to do so because Dr Kaunda is one of those very few individuals in the world whose life was not of a time, but of all ages. His name and his work will live with us forever. His contribution to the freedom that we now enjoy can never be forgotten. His commitment to the principle of African unity will drive us forward as we march on towards that elusive goal of uniting all our people under the banner of PanAfricanism.

Chairperson, Dr Kenneth Kaunda sacrificed the freedom and happiness of his own people so that he could help us attain our freedom. He did this because he knew that it is impossible for Rhodesia and Botha of here, South Africa. As the EFF, we are the only true heirs of the ideas that Dr Kaunda and other founding fathers of African liberation stood for. We want all minerals in this country to belong to the people of South Africa as a whole. We want all the land to be returned to those it was stolen from. We want a true freedom for everyone in this continent. May the revolutionary soul of Dr Kenneth Kaunda rest in eternal peace. As an organisation, the EFF, we shall pick up the spear and continue with the fight. Thank you.

Mr X NGWEZI: Thank you very much, hon Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP. As the then Inkatha Yenkululeko Yesizwe known to him and formed upon his advice along with the rest of Africa. We learned with great sadness of the passing of the founding President of Zambia, Dr Kenneth Kaunda who died on 17th June 2021. Dr Kaunda was not only a leader of the Zambian people but he led many countries especially in the Southern Africa to achieve their independence from the British rule. Dr Kaunda was one of the last generations of Africa's liberation

leaders. Therefore, his death is a great loss to the whole continent.

Our leader Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi reflected on Zambia's role in providing a sanctuary to South Africa's exile during the struggle against apartheid. The Ngoni people and the Zulu nation have enjoyed good relations. This was shown at the Ncwala traditional ceremony in Zambia where Prince Buthelezi was reunited and engaged with President Kaunda. This tribute from the IFP is proof that our good actions will follow us and even make a life-long impact after we have passed on. Even though we are grieving and saddened by the passing of Dr Kaunda, we also celebrate a life that was well lived, a selfless life of sacrificing for the benefit of the people. We owe an outstanding debt of gratitude to the heroes such as Dr Kaunda who took the personal responsibility, courage and commitment to sacrifice for the continent's liberation. As a people centred party, we aim to carry on this legacy through spirit of Ubuntu Botho a foundation of all human interaction. Africa has certainly lost a tireless soldier, a fighter, a liberator and a person of great exceptional integrity.

#### IsiZulu:

Sithi lala ngoxolo Dr Kaunda. Umphefumulo wakho ngathi ungalala ngokuthula. Siyathokoza kakhulu.

The CHIEF WHIP OF THE NCOP: Thank you, Deputy Chair of the NCOP, let me recognise the presidium of the NCOP led by the Chairperson, hon Masondo, hon members, distinguished special delegates, Minister of International Relations and Co- operation, Dr Pandor, in absentia, and fellow South Africans, over the last few days, both the print and electronic newsrooms across the length and breadth of the world were abuzz with the news of the passing away of one of the finest sons of Africa, the architect of African Unity and independence, a great visionary and unifier of unparalleled stature amongst his peers, a Pan-Africanist till the end, and the founding president of the Republic of Zambia, the late Dr Kaunda.