Late Minister in the Presidency honoured with official funeral The late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu will be honoured with an Official Funeral Category 1 at his home in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, on Sunday 24 January 2021. Friday, 22 January 2021, 16:43 The late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu.
NATIONAL NEWS - The late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu will be honoured with an Official Funeral Category 1 at his home in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, on Sunday 24 January 2021.
Minister Mthembu passed away on Thursday, 21 January 2021, from COVID-related complications.
The State, Official and Provincial Official Funeral Policy accords Official Funerals Category 1 to serving Ministers.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa and the late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu elbow-bump to help stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Picture: Armand Hough / ANA The national flag will also be flown at half-mast at every flag station in the country from Saturday morning until Sunday evening.
The Presidency on Friday announced that the late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu will be honoured with an Official Funeral Category 1 this Sunday at his home in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga.
In a statement, the Presidency said proceedings for the minister’s funeral would commence at 9am. A memorial service would also be held at 1pm on Saturday at the GCIS Auditorium in Hatfield, Pretoria.
The late minister, Jackson Mthembu, will be given an official funeral at his home in Emalahleni on Sunday, but it s expected to be a small ceremony. The memorial service and official funeral will take place in compliance with the applicable Disaster Management Act regulations, the Presidency said in a statement on Friday.
Under these regulations, not more than 50 people are allowed to attend a funeral.
Earlier this month, President Cyril Ramaphosa made a point of urging people not to attend funerals as these are often super-spreader events.
Mthembu died on Thursday from Covid-19-related complications.
LATE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY HONOURED WITH OFFICIAL FUNERAL CATEGORY 1
Jackson Mthembu’s Official Category 1 funeral to take place on Sunday A memorial service will also be held at the GCIS Auditorium in Hatfield, in Tshwane, on Saturday. FILE: Jackson Mthembu. Picture: @ANCParliament/Twitter.
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JOHANNESBURG - The Presidency has announced the late Minister Jackson Mthembu will be honoured with an Official Funeral Category 1 at his home in Emalahleni on Sunday.
A memorial service will also be held at the GCIS Auditorium in Hatfield, in Tshwane, on Saturday.
The minister in the Presidency passed away on Thursday due to COVID-19 complications.
In a statement, President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested that the national flag be flown at half-mast at every flag station in the country from Saturday morning until the evening of the day of the funeral.
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