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The Portfolio Committee on
Arts and Culture sends its heartfelt condolences to the Mqwebu family
following the passing away of veteran actor Roland Mqwebu.

The veteran actor played a major role in entrenching the performance of
the art through African languages, thereby embedding the legacy of
Africans as avid story tellers. “The Committee is saddened that the
country has lost such a multi-talented son of the soil,” said Ms
Xoliswa Tom, Chairperson of the Committee.

The Committee is grateful for the role he has played within the arts
and culture sphere and is hopeful that those left within the industry
will continue to carry on the legacy he has left. The Committee
reiterates its call for increased production and broadcast of local
content as a tool to build social cohesion and pride in African
languages.

“We hope that the family will find solace in the fact that his was a
life of virtue and their loss is a national loss,” said Ms Tom.

Issued by Parliamentary Communication Services on behalf of the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture, Ms Xoliswa Tom