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'Humane and a sunny disposition and common touch': former MP and struggle stalwart dies at 82

The former deputy minister played a prominent part in South Africa's ambitious endeavour to stop a US-led attack on Iraq and was the country’s face at the International Court of Justice when South Africa argued strongly against Israel’s erection of a “security wall” on Palestinian land

Regarded as one of the SACP’s leading intellectuals, Pahad also became known as Mbeki’s enforcer, S'thembiso Msomi

On Monday, Kitchener city council approved the application by a local business owner to tear down several homes to expand his funeral home business.

One Kitchener city councillor described a decision from Tuesday night’s meeting as one of the hardest he has had to make in his 12 years at city hall.

A controversial plan to demolish homes to expand a funeral home has been given the green light by the City of Kitchener.

Kitchener city council will vote Monday night on whether to defer an application for a business expansion that would see three affordable homes levelled to make way for a crematorium and additional parking.

The now 20-year-old man is responsible for the January 2019 death of Roscoe Foster.

The now 20-year-old man is responsible for the January 2019 death of Roscoe Foster.

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