TimesLIVE reports that former KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) premier and Eskom chair Dr Ben Ngubane died from Covid-19 complications on Monday morning.

Melomed Richards Bay Private Hospital spokesperson Randal Pedro said Ngubane had been admitted to the facility. “It is with regret that we confirm that this retired politician and former KwaZulu-Natal premier, and SABC and Eskom chairperson has [died] earlier this morning at about 1.40am. Our family mourns this great loss, as Dr Ngubane played a pivotal role in the transformation of the private healthcare landscape in northern KwaZulu-Natal in an advisory capacity and I will personally miss his guidance and teaching,” he stated.

• Read the original of the short report in the above regard at BusinessLive
• Read too, Eskom remembers former chairperson Dr Ben Ngubane, at Engineering News

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