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IN PICS | Former education minister Prof Sibusiso Bengu laid to rest

By SANDILE NDLOVU - 10 January 2025

The funeral service for Prof Sibusiso Bengu was held at at the University of Zululand on Friday.
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The funeral service for former education minister Prof Sibusiso Bengu was held at the University of Zululand in Esikhawini, KwaZulu-Natalon Friday.

Bengu, also a former South African ambassador to Germany, died at the age of 90 in his sleep at home on Monday.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile at the funeral service on Friday.
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Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi, left, and KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli at the funeral service.
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Police carry the coffin of former education minister Prof Sibusiso Bengu.
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Police officers with Prof Sibusiso Bengu's coffin at the funeral service on Friday.
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Former minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the funeral service.
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Police carry the coffin at the funeral service for Prof Sibusiso Bengu in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday, January 10 2025.
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