According to reports submitted to the court, Lekota, who died at the age of 77, suffered from chronic cerebrovascular which had significantly impaired his ability to make decisions ...

Kotane Lekota, the son of the late COPE founder, held and comforted his mother as she struggled to contain her tears.

It has been more than a week since Lekota passed away at a hospital in Johannesburg after a prolonged illness.