Johannesburg - Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who died of a stroke on Monday, was a formidable politician who broke the power of Britain's trade unions, said the Freedom Front Plus.
“(We) express our sympathy with the British nation with the passing away of Baroness Margaret Thatcher,” FFPlus international relations spokesman Corne Mulder said in a statement.
“Baroness Thatcher was the only female prime minister to date in British history.... She will be remembered for her strong views against communism and socialism.”
Mulder said she and former United States president Ronald Reagan, who died in 2004, played a huge role in the final destruction of communism.
“In so doing, she did the world a big favour. She was widely respected and made a big impact on British and world politics,” he said.
Thatcher served as prime minister from 1979 to 1990. - Sapa