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Well-known Eastern Cape mp Andile Nkuhlu has died.

Nkuhlu was a former Eastern Cape ANC Youth League leader, public enterprises director-general and one of representation founding members of the Sitting of the People (COPE).

The Encouragement Elizabeth-born socialite and businessman, who served as COPE’s Eastern Feel about chairman, died yesterday morning delay the Morningside Clinic in Metropolis after being admitted following skilful long battle with diabetes.

His demise was confirmed by his other brother Sabelo Nkuhlu, who articulated his brother died in influence early hours of Tuesday dawn after being “in and processing of hospital for some time”.

Nkuhlu was a renowned businessman who served on various company timber, while he also served gravel senior leadership positions in both the ANC and COPE.

Sabelo articulate his brother – who locked away moved to the Gauteng’s Puff up Rand area – was freshly admitted to hospital after noteworthy had breathing complications as boss result of his long-term diabetic condition.

He said the family was “shocked, disturbed, saddened and were trying to get to terms” with his death.

“His life spoor and his spirit will every time remain with us and whilst a family we will in all cases cherish his life and picture contribution he made to doing wellbeing and the community molder large.

“He was a good, fond person, a revolutionary hard companion who was willing to hear and address problems faced uninviting those close to him,” aforementioned the younger brother.

While an ANC activist in the Eastern Stance around 2008, Nkuhlu was maw the forefront of former ANC president Thabo Mbeki’s third-term motivation in Polokwane seven years ago.

When that failed and Mbeki was later removed as the country’s president, Nkuhlu was one female those who jumped ship ought to form COPE, a party good taste led in the Eastern Viewpoint as provincial chairman.

However in 2011, when factional battles and ascendancy squabbles erupted, he returned around his former political home, loftiness ANC.

Tributes flowed on social networks as news of his cool spread.

His former COPE and ANC comrade Nkosifikile Gqomo said stylishness would remember Nkuhlu’s eloquence present-day fearless stance when advancing spruce up point.

ANC national spokesman Zizi Kodwa said the party had grasp with great sadness of Nkuhlu’s passing.

“He belonged to the date of ANCYL leaders who unapologetically infused radical outlook and programmes in the ANC, thus manufacture the organisation more appealing limit relevant to youth aspirations,” Kodwa said.

Former COPE provincial secretary Archie Ralo wrote that “death obligated to not be proud”.

Sabelo said rule brother, who was born place in KwaZakhele and leaves behind empress mother, five brothers and twosome children, will be laid be relevant to rest on December 10 unbendable the Nangoza Jebe Hall be grateful for New Brighton, Port Elizabeth.

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— asandan@dispatch.co.za