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JB Marks ward councillor mourned─── MARVIN NTSANE 07:07 Fri, 10 Jul 2020
The JB Marks Local Municipality, which includes Potchefstroom in the North West, is mourning the death of a ward councillor.
Municipality spokesperson, Willie Maphosa, confirms the councillor of Ward 9 in Ikageng, Benjamin Ofentse, passed on Thursday morning.
According to his family he was rushed to the Potchefstroom Hospital after he encountered sudden respiratory problems.
Maphosa says that the exact cause of his death is still unknown, although he was known to have had high blood pressure.
He says the details of his funeral will be communicated in due course.
Maphosa further states that the council expresses condolences to his family, relatives and friends.
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