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The self-styled King of the Amabhaca, Thandisizwe Diko, has died in East London.
According to a notice from the Kwa-Bhaca Kingdom, Diko died on Sunday after a short illness.
The royal family says it is still coming to terms with his passing.
Diko was the husband of Presidential spokesperson, Khusela Diko.
She took special leave from the Presidency in July in the light of an investigation by the Special Investigating Unit into matters relating to procurement by the Gauteng Department of Health.
Diko’s husband’s company, Royal Bhaca, had been awarded two PPE contracts by the Provincial Health Department which are now the subject of investigations by the Special Investigating Unit.
The matter is one of several cases being investigated by the SIU.
Family spokesperson Lumko Mtimde says further announcements will be made once the Kingdom has finalised the arrangements for the burial.
