President Jacob Zuma has learned with sadness of the passing of Professor Russel Botman, one of the pioneers of transformation in higher education in South Africa.
Among his achievements, Professor Botman became the first black South African Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape in 2002.
"South Africa has lost one of the leading lights of our higher education transformation. On behalf of government and all our people, we wish to convey our deepest condolences to his family and the whole of the academic community. May his soul rest in peace," said President Zuma.
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