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S. African cabinet minister dies in car crash

Xinhua, March 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Minister of Public Service and Administration, Collins Chabane died in a car crash early Sunday, the Presidency said.

"We are deeply shocked and saddened by this untimely death of an outstanding cadre of our liberation struggle and a competent, accomplished and dependable member of my Cabinet. This is a huge loss to government and the country as a whole," Zuma said in a statement.

This is "a huge loss" to the government and the country as a whole, said Zuma.

Chabane served as minister in the presidency responsible for performance monitoring and evaluation during Zuma's administration.

He was able to develop and build the new Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation within a short space of time, and was able to make the monitoring and evaluation function a crucial part of government work and a distinct feature of Zuma's administration, the statement said.

A veteran of the liberation struggle, Chabane was also a long serving member of the African National Congress' National Executive Committee. Endi