Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 12-10-2018
Apartheid-era foreign affairs minister Pik Botha who served under three apartheid presidents before becoming minister of mineral and energy affairs in Nelson Mandela’s government of national unity, has died at the age of 86.
His son, Piet Botha confirmed to News24 that his father died peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of Friday morning.
Botha who was was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1977 was the world’s longest-serving foreign minister according to SA History Online.
He also held the post of Minerals and Energy Affairs Minister from 1994 to 1996.
Botha famously changed allegiance from the National Party to the African National Congress in 2000.
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