Soweto mourns

15 May 2007 - 02:00
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Namhla Tshisela

Namhla Tshisela

Soweto is mourning the death of South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (Sanca) Soweto director Veronica Moahluli, pictured.

Moahluli, a former nurse, died on May 9 at the Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital after battling cancer of the cervix.

A memorial service will held at 2pm on May 16 at Sanca Soweto on 827 Roodepoort Road, where she worked for more than 12 years.

She is survived by her husband Zachia, three children and a granddaughter.

Her funeral service will be held on May 19 at the Uniting Reform Church in Moroka, Soweto, at 7am.

She will be buried at the Westpark Cemetery in Melville.