Note to editors: Please find attached a soundbite by Siviwe Gwarube MP.
The DA mourns the death of Dr Frene Ginwala, the first Speaker of the National Assembly in democratic South Africa; from 1994 to 2004.
Dr Ginwala presided over a Parliament that repealed many Apartheid pieces of legislation and was one of the contributors to and drafters of our Constitution.
Her legacy demonstrates what a strong and independent Parliament can do in bettering the lives of South Africans. May it be a guide to us all who have been elected to serve about the importance of the role of Parliament.
We mourn with the Ginwala family and friends on their loss of a national icon.