TOPIC: THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS MOURNS THE PASSING OF DR. ESSOP GOOLAM PAHAD
Today we wake uo with sad news that the former minister in the Republic of South Africa has passed away.
It has been reported that Mr Essop Goolam Pahad has passed away at the age of 84.
President of the Republic of South Africa and African National Congress Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa offers his deep condolences to the family, friends and comrades of the late veteran.
President Ramaphosa said: “We mourn the passing of a veteran of our struggle, 65 years after he took his first revolutionary step of becoming a member of the Transvaal Indian Congress.
Essop Goolam Pahad was a retired South African politician. He served as the Minister in the Presidency from 1999 to 2008, and was a close ally of Thabo Mbeki. Essop Goolam Pahad worked as the minister at the office of Presidency during the era of the former president of the Republic of South Africa and African National Congress Thabo Mbeki.
Source: https://t.co/fB2jucrhp9
https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-mourns-passing-former-minister-presidency-essop-pahad-6-jul-2023
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