lands and religious sites." In Africa, Pahad played an active role in bringing peace to the warring factions of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Angola. He visited Saudi Arabia in March 2006 to promote bilateral political and economic relations between the two countries. Nuclear controversy On 20 April 1997 Aziz Pahad was quoted in the Israeli daily newspaper Ha'aretz as confirming that the 1979 flash over the Indian Ocean (Vela incident) was indeed from a South African nuclear test. Soon afterwards, Pahad reported that he had been misquoted by Ha'aretz and that he was merely repeating rumours that had been circulating for years. References External links Profile of Aziz Pahad Experienced foreign affairs spokesman Aziz Pahad to visit Saudi Arabia Government ministers of South Africa Anti-apartheid activists 1940 births Living people University of the Witwatersrand alumni Alumni of University College London Alumni of the University of Sussex Members of the National Assembly of South Africa African National Congress politicians South African people of Indian descent South African Muslims