CAUSE OF DEATH: Aziz Pahad confirmed dead by top S.A journalists

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Aziz Pahad confirmed dead by top S.A journalists.

CAUSE OF DEATH: Aziz Pahad died peacefully at his home while being surrounded by his family.

Aziz Pahad’s death comes just two months after the death of his elder brother Essop Pahad.

The SABC reported on Wednesday evening that Pahad died at his home in Johannesburg. He was surrounded by his family.

Aziz Pahad had served as deputy foreign minister under former President Thabo Mbeki for many years.

He resigned from government after Mbeki was recalled in September 2008 following the decision of the ANC National Executive Committee.

He had joined the Struggle at a young age and was part of the Transvaal Indian Congress. According to a statement from the family, Essop “died peacefully in his sleep” in July at the age of 84.

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After South Africa’s general elections in 1994, Pahad served as the Parliamentary Counsellor to then deputy president Thabo Mbeki. In the 1999 general election, Pahad was appointed as the minister in the Presidency.