ANC founder John Dube’s daughter passed away

Date: 27 May 2016
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The youngest daughter of the former African National Congress leader John Langalibalele Dube died in Durban at the age of 84 years. Lulu Joan Dube passed away after a long illness while she was at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital in Durban. Born in Inanda Durban in 1931, Lulu Dube was the last surviving daughter of the former John Langalibalele Dube. She is well known for the community leadership role she had played for the people of her home town. She had been described as a humble servant, community leader and a freedom fighter. Lulu Dube also known as Mama Lulu is survived by three daughters, two sons, thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was buried alongside her parents, John and Angelina Dube and at the Ohlange Institute in Durban.

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