There’s an image by photographer Anna Zieminski from the official opening of
Parliament, in 2004, which features the late
Frene Ginwala, the Speaker of South Africa’s first democratically-elected parliament.
Walking on the red carpet with Ginwala is
South Africa’s current Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Honourable Naledi Pandor.
What makes the picture particularly
compelling is that Anna Zieminski captured two women who have set spectacular examples as public servants, not only
for other women leaders but all leaders
regardless of their race or gender. Frene Ginwala’s passing is another sign that
we’re at the end of an era which could
be described as the infant years of our
democracy. Seeing that image is a reminder that we should be grateful that we still have leaders such as Hon. Naledi Pandor.
Hono u r able N a ledi Pandor
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