(G Kgabo)

The African National Congress moves without notice: That the House

1. notes the passing on of well-known academic and heritage expert Professor Muxe Nkondo on Sunday, 18 August 2024 at the age of 83;
2. further notes that he was a former vice-chancellor of the University of Venda, deputy vice-chancellor of the University of the North and Harvard Andrew Mellon Fellow in English;
3. understands that Professor Nkondo served on numerous boards and associations across the continent and internationally;
4. believes his vast experience led to the “conceptualisation of the Liberation Heritage Route”;
5. further believes that his ideas and their application have impacted on lives and institutions across the globe. He has also inspired a diaspora of academics, leaders and administrators who have benefited from Prof Nkondo’s inexhaustible intellect and interest in the betterment of humanity; and
6. conveys its hearftfelt condolences to his family, friends and the nation at large.