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Sri Lanka mourns death of former South African diplomat─── 05:44 Mon, 12 Dec 2022
While condolences poured in after the death of the former cabinet minister and ambassador, Geoff Doidge, Sri Lanka also mourned the loss of the former South African diplomat.
The Colombo Gazette reports that Foreign Minister Ali Sabry was saddened to hear of the sudden demise of the former South African High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, who died on Sunday, 11 December 2022, at the age of 68.
"A true friend of Sri Lanka, he was a champion of reconciliation and healing and a universal advocate of equality. You will be missed by many," Sabry said.
Doidge was a member of the ANC Whips Committee from 1994, and also served as Public Works Minister from 2008 until 2010.
He then served as High Commissioner of South Africa to Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives, and Bangladesh, and as dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka. He is survived by his wife and four children.
