FAMILY, friends and former colleagues have gathered in Joburg to bid farewell to struggle hero Dr Motsoko Pheko.
Pheko will be laid to rest in a funeral procession at Rosebank Union Church in Sandton this morning 4 May before being taken to a private cemetery at the family's request.
The struggle hero, renowned lawyer, author and historian died on 19 April at the age of 93 after a short illness.
The former leader of the Pan African Congress of Azania (PAC) has been afforded a special provincial burial after Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi made a request to President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Pheko was a member of the PAC parliament for a decade, where he served on various departmental committees such as security and foreign affairs.
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He also served as the PAC's representative to the United Nations.
At the time of his death, he was known as a renowned lawyer, author of 45 books, theologian, academic and historian.
He was a prolific writer who documented the history of his political party very well, including the events on Robben Island during the apartheid regime.
