Three South Africans who “dedicated their lives to the struggle for freedom and democracy” will be given official state funerals, the presidency announced on Friday night.Three South Africans who “dedicated their lives to the struggle for freedom and democracy” will be given official state funerals, the presidency announced on Friday night.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared special provincial funerals for Petrus Meyer (better known as “Oom Piet”, ambassador Kgosi Piet Mathebe and David Mbulaheni Malada. Meyer's funeral will be in the Western Cape, and Mathebe's and Malada's in Limpopo. The national flag will be flown at half-mast at every flag station in the Western Cape and Limpopo provinces on the days of the funeral services.
Meyer held a number of public positions over 40 years, including a number of responsibilities in the Western Cape provincial executive committee. He was also c
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