President Jacob Zuma has expressed "his sadness and extended heartfelt condolences to Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on the passing of her husband, Professor Rok Ajulu". "Professor Ajulu is a renowned internationalist and academic‚ he has contributed immensely to not only academia but also to the struggle for liberation in his own native Kenya and South Africa‚" Zuma said in a statement relayed by the Presidency. "His passing is great loss to his family‚ South Africa and indeed the continent. "On behalf of government and all South Africans‚ we wish to extend our heartfelt condolences to Minister Sisulu as well as Ajulu and Sisulu families. Our prayers and thoughts are with them during this difficult period. May his soul rest in peace." The Ajulu and Sisulu families said on Tuesday that Ajulu passed away on Monday at Pretoria’s Meulmed Hospital, where he was admitted for complications linked to pancreatic cancer. They said he was an "ardent anti-apartheid activist from a y...
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