Stop killing your comrades – Mbete

We must all work together in the alliance to solve the problems that are facing us,” he said.

Dlamini said Lulu had asked what she could do for the ANC, not what the ANC could do for her.

Deputy mayor of eThekwini, Nomvuzo Shabalala, who spoke in her capacity as deputy chairwoman of the SACP agreed, saying the ANC-led alliance had itself to blame for the widespread protests across the country. “We must not pretend as if we don’t know what is the cause of the protests, because we know. We as leaders must go to people and address their issues.”

She warned against the torching of buildings when people protested.

“Some of us who have been deployed in local government for 21 years, we feel pained to see the infrastructure being burnt by members of the ANC.

“If there are things that we are not happy about, let’s raise those things and deal with them without burning the infrastructure that we need. This is a challenge to the entire movement.”

SA National Civic Organisation provincial leader Richard Mkhungo said no leader should retaliate when they were removed from positions.

Party provincial chairman Sihle Zikalala urged mourners, mostly clad in ANC T-shirts, to revive the party. To remedy the situation, he said, members should follow the example of Lulu and her father.

IFP leader, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi was also among those who paid their respects, saying: “My thoughts are with her family knowing that my family and hers are bound together by history and a shared journey,” he said.