South Africa's Former Foreign Affairs Minister Pik Botha Dies

Apartheid-era foreign affairs minister Pik Botha has died in his Pretoria home at the age of 86, his family has confirmed on Friday morning. Roelof "Pik" Botha was the world's longest-serving foreign minister, and was also minister of mineral and energy affairs in Nelson Mandela's government of national unity, according to Business Day.

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