21 November 2004
The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Joyce Kgoali, passed away following complications after a minor operation. Kgoali was also a National Executive Committee (NEC) member of the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) and a Provincial Executive Committee member of the African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng. She was MEC for Public Works and Transport in Gauteng before being appointed as substitute to Naledi Pandor as the chairperson of NCOP.
References
Independent Online, (2004) NCOP chairperson dies, Independent Online, 21 November, [online], available at www.iol.co.za [Accessed: 19 November 2013]|
Michaels, Jeremy, (2004) Kgoali's sudden death 'stress related', from the Independent Democrat, 22 November, [online], Available at www.id.org.za[Accessed: 19 November 2013]