It is our honour to pay tribute to our comrade Lazarus Legodi who passed on suddenly on the eve of Thursday 19th July 2018. He was a committed member of the Northern Cape branch of the African Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa. As a comrade from a working class background, he joined the movement to add his voice and make a contribution in the struggle for liberation and against the capitalist system which is in decay and incapable of providing sustainable jobs and livelihoods for the very people who keep it alive, that is the landless Peasants and the Working Class.

Comrade Lazarus was a very active member of the organisation, to the point where none of us can remember him missing a meeting. His participation in the branch activities and contribution in building and recruiting new members will be missed. He attended the extended National Executive Committee meetings as well as National Conferences of APDUSA, which were held in Kimberley, Cape Town, East London and Johannesburg, without fail.

As part of his political training, he participated in the local study group and attended the Bi-Annual Political Schools organized by APDUSA and the Unity Movement of South Africa where discussions were held on six papers each over a period of two days.  As a disciplined member of APDUSA, he continued to distribute the APDUSAN,  the mouthpiece of the organisation amongst his peers and the community in general.

We salute Comrade Lazarus. Long live the spirit of Comrade Lazarus. Forward to the struggle for the total destruction of the Capitalist system!