вЂњAnd that was his favourite story about me. And he called through and started telling anecdotes about how he would be at big events and the late president Mandela would come through and say, 'Thabo come over here'. Everything I did excited him to the last minute. вЂњThey are taking calls, guess who calls the radio station? Thabo Masebe. She recalled how her brother was so proud of her he called into the Radio 702 studios recently when she had an interview about her work on the Mzansi Magic show The Republic. These qualities, together with his politeness and the patience to listen to other people, perhaps contributed the most in making him one of the most accomplished political communicators in the democratic era.вЂќ He was a straight shooter, he radiated warmth and confidence. вЂњUnassuming in his demeanour and consideration for others, Comrade Thabo was appreciated by all for his intellect, hard work, uprightness. вЂњComrade Thabo, incorruptible in thoughts and deeds, believed with every fibre of his being that the ANC represented the peopleвЂ™s greatest hope. Comrade Thabo and his generation of youth activists were privileged to have waged relentless struggle against apartheid,вЂќ Motlanthe told mourners in a tribute delivered on behalf of the ANC. вЂњHe distinguished himself in the role that he played, first as a student and a youth activist in the turbulent 1980s and early 1990s. Masebe, 57, who died this week, was one of the young people who heeded the call by then-ANC president Oliver Tambo in July 1985 to render the apartheid government вЂњunworkableвЂќ and SA вЂњungovernableвЂќ.ДЇormer president Kgalema Motlanthe, for whom Masebe was spokesperson, said he was a product and a creator of history.

The late acting director-general in the Gauteng premier's office, Thabo Masebe, was hailed as one of the pioneers of SA democracy during his funeral service on Saturday.

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