President Jacob Zuma has extended his condolences to the family and friends of the late Professor Sedick Isaacs.
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President Jacob Zuma on Friday extended his condolences to the family and friends of the late Professor Sedick Isaacs.
“On my behalf and that of government and the people of South Africa, I would like to express our deepest condolences,” said Zuma.
The 72-year-old liberation movement activist died in a Cape Town hospital after a short battle with an illness, on Thursday evening.
Zuma hailed him for promoting reading among prisoners at Robben Island while he was detained in 1964.
During his 13-year imprisonment, Isaacs served as chairman of the education committee and the prisoners’ first aid unit.
He also taught mathematics and science to his fellow prisoners.
“May his soul rest in peace,” said Zuma. - Sapa