Sihle Mavuso
sihle.mavuso@inl.co.za FRANK Mdlalose, who succumbed to Covid-19, left his wife, three children, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The first tribute came from Dr Musa Ngubane, the district mayor of Amajuba, which was built on the ashes of the Bantustan-era Madadeni council, whose first mayor was Mdlalose.
He said Mdlalose, in many aspects, was “a pioneer” and a local “doyen”.
He recounted a rarely told story: Mdlalose was the first black medical doctor from the township and, instead of deserting it, came back to open a medical practice that not only served black patients, but also became a breeding ground for other renowned black medical doctors.
Among the black doctors who worked at Mdlalose’s practice were Ngubane himself and later Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, the former KZN MEC for health, who…
