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ANC veteran Professor Ben Turok.

ANC Veteran Ben Turok Dies At 92

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African National Congress (ANC) veteran Professor Ben Turok has died. The former anti-apartheid activist was 92.

His family said Turok died in the early hours of Monday.

“The Turok family are very sad to announce the passing of Ben Turok, their much-loved husband, father, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather, in the early hours of Monday, 9 December, aged 92.”

EWN

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