NATIONAL NEWS - In a short statement on Thursday morning, ANC stalwart Moses “Moss” Chikane’s family confirmed that he had passed away overnight at the age of 69.
Family spokesperson Chikane Chikane said that Chikane died late Wednesday night at around 23:30. Chikane had been unwell for some time and spent time in and out of hospital.
He had played a pivotal role in the liberation struggle and was one of the key leaders of the United Democratic Front during the years the ANC was banned.
He was the national co-ordinator of the former National Co-ordinating Committee for the Return of Exiles in the 1990s.
Chikane, cousin of Reverend Frank Chikane, inadvertently exposed the “Travelgate scandal” as an ANC MP when he bumped into a “Mrs Chikane” who was wait-listed on a flight and he asked her if they were related.
The woman reportedly burst into tears and it was later discovered that she was not who she claimed to be. It was then decided to change the travel system after widespread fraud was discovered among government officials.
Chikane later had a career as a diplomat for government. In 2005, he was appointed as the ambassador to Germany. Five years later he was reposted to Zambia.
