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"Yes, he passed on this morning in hospital following a long illness," spokesman Keith Khoza said.

President Jacob Zuma sacked Shiceka as minister in October last year after he was implicated in wrongdoing by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela.

Madonsela found Shiceka had racked up more than R1 million in travel costs for himself, his staff and friends, in violation of the executive ethics code. This included a trip to Switzerland to see a girlfriend jailed on drug-related charges. Shiceka denied any wrongdoing and had vowed to go to court to contest Madonsela's findings.

He had been on sick leave since February 2011.

Shiceka, 45, was appointed co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister in Zuma's Cabinet on May 11, 2009.

Prior to that, he was provincial and local government minister in former president, now Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe's Cabinet from September 25, 2008 to May 10, 2009.

Before that he served as a member of Parliament in both the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.

He was also a member of the ANC's national executive committee, having been elected in 2007.

Shiceka holds a diploma in economics from Wharton Business School in Pennsylvania, United States, and a diploma in labour relations from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Before being appointed to Cabinet, he was a member of various parliamentary committees, including those on the public service, land and environmental affairs, security and constitutional affairs, defence, and ethics and members interest.

Before the advent of democracy in 1994, Shiceka was involved in various anti-apartheid structures. Among other things, he was branch chairman of the Congress of South African Students in Soweto in 1980, and a member of the Gauteng leadership structure of the Azanian Students Organisation in 1987.

He was also involved in the labour union movement, becoming an organiser for the Paper, Printing, Wood, and Allied Workers Union in 1989, and its provincial secretary in 1990.

Shiceka was also a member of the SA Communist Party, serving as a member of the party's provincial working committee in 1993.

He became deputy chairman of the ANC's Kyalami region in 1993, and a member of the ANC's Gauteng provincial executive committee in 1996.

He served as Gauteng development planning and local government MEC from 1994 to 1999.

Shiceka was born on June 8, 1966.

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Apr 30, 2012

sechaba30

I saw it coming, hopefully he has repaid all the money he was found to have stolen.
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Apr 30, 2012

somaartakeit

OK.
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Apr 30, 2012

MissBhakajuju

let the Family respect his Passing, and not disclose any illnesses Please, because he's no more, and had he wanted to inform S.A about his condition, he would have done so Himself.
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Apr 30, 2012

ProgressiveAfricanDemocrat

Condolences. Every death diminishes and demeans us all as human beings. So, Shiceka was really very sick and was not just feigning illness and no normal human being should rejoice over his death, regardless of our political differences. Unfortunately he never had an opportunity to clear all the allegations against him. May his soul rest in peace!
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Apr 30, 2012

SeshegoGuY

I heard so many Stories about this Guy, Apparently he was a Womaniser of note but anyway Thanx to him for fighting in the struggle. may his soul rest in Peace
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Apr 30, 2012

MissBhakajuju

Rest in Peace Bhuti.
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Apr 30, 2012

Click

Great, now you can have your revenge over Eugene Terblanche (wherever you guys are going)..

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Apr 30, 2012

TKay

Good riddance....to those who are here to steal and destroy what other people have worked hard for - who is going to repay all the monies he stole, no state funeral for this one
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Apr 30, 2012

Punkies

Rest in peace sir!
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Apr 30, 2012

maneater

lala ngoxolo Qabane we will remember you good deeds and your bad deeds the Lord will decide!!!!
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