Tributes pour in for Rhoda Kadalie

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The City of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape on Sunday paid tribute to human rights activist and writer Rhoda Kadalie, who has died of cancer.

Kadalie died in her sleep on Saturday after a lengthy battle with lung cancer in the US, where she had been living with family. She was 68.

Kadalie, a former anti-apartheid activist, was also a former member of the SA Human Rights Commission. She founded the Impumelelo Social Innovations Centre and the gender equity unit at UWC.News of Kadalie’s death prompted multiple tributes on social media. Commentator and educator Jonathan Jansen described Kadalie as “challenging and complex, yet always a friend in troubled times”.

“What she has done for women, not only at the university, but countrywide, is immeasurable,” said Hames. Kadalie, who had completed her arts degree at UWC, also fought for women to be promoted to professorships and for female representation in leadership bodies.

 

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