COSATU mourns the passing of liberation veteran Sheila Barsel [SOUND]

# Union federation COSATU has paid tribute to anti-apartheid activist, gay rights pioneer and feminist, Sheila Barsel, who passed away at the age of 82. She was a long-serving member of the SACP Central Committee, former member of the Politburo and former Secretary General of the National Union of South African Students, amongst other things. COSATU’s Matthew Parks described Barsel’s commitment to the struggle as critical from when she worked with the Pan Africanist Steve Biko during the dark days of apartheid: