Johnathan Paoli
Former president of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) and anti-Apartheid struggle stalwart Motsoko Pheko has passed away at the age of 93.
The Pheko family released a statement on Saturday and thanked both the public as well colleagues, comrades and friends for the support given during this time of mourning.
“At the age of 93 we are grateful to God for the time spent with him; the love he so selflessly imparted; including his immense knowledge as a renowned Africanist, lawyer, author, historian, theologian, academic, and politician,” the statement read.
Pheko family spokesperson Zandi Radebe said that the family is grateful for the support they have received.
“We’ve lost Dr Motsoko Pheko, a phenomenal and gentle figure, a Pan Africanist, a scholar. The family is grateful for the support that it has received so far, but at the same time it humbly requests that it be
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