27 February 2008
Farewell messages are pouring in for Professor Kader Asmal as he retires as a long-standing African National Congress Member of Parliament, to become a Professor at the University of the Western Cape.
“His retirement is a culmination of 14 years of disciplined and tireless service to the people of South Africa. We send our deep appreciation for his valuable political role to the organisation in Parliament,” says ANC provincial spokesperson Moloto Mathapo.Meanwhile Tony Leon, ex-DA leader and currently the party spokesperson on foreign affairs, says the proceedings in honour of Asmal and his retirement are extraordinary for several reasons.
“It is an occasion to pay tribute across the aisle to a person who has rendered extraordinary service to Parliament and to the politics of South Africa for the last decade and a half,” says Leon.
Leon further elaborated that it is only Asmal’s departure from the parliament which has caused him to break his parliamentary silence after more than a year since his last speech.
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