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Struggle veteran Major-General Keith Mokoape.
Struggle veteran Major-General Keith Mokoape will be buried in Midrand, Johannesburg today.
The former ANC armed wing’s uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) intelligence chief died last weekend.
Major-General Mokoape led MK major operations across southern Africa, serving in leadership positions in Botswana, Mozambique and Swaziland.
In 2018, Major-General Mokoape was conferred with the Order of Luthuli in silver for his selfless service during the liberation struggle.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says he died at a time when the ANC was tapping into the wisdom of struggle veterans for its renewal efforts.
Former Chief of the South African National Defence Force, General Solly Shoke, has lauded Major-General Mokoape for his selfless service to the country and the military.
“I can describe General Mokoape as a servant of the people…who sacrificed his life to serve the country. He was a man of peace who made sure that people who worked in integrated forces were united in purpose.”
