Deur Reporter 23 Januarie 2021 15:09
Jackson Mthembu
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.
Minister Mthembu passed away on Thursday, 21 January from COVID-related complications.
The State, Official and Provincial Official Funeral Policy accords Official Funerals Category 1 to serving Ministers.
The national flag will be flown at half-mast at every flag station in the country from today, 23 January until the evening on the day of the funeral on 24 January.
According to a statement issued by the Presidency, Mthembu contributed immensely to the liberation struggle as an anti-apartheid activist, student leader and unionist, for which he was subjected to harassment and detention by the apartheid security forces.
Mthembu s official funeral set for Sunday Updated
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The late minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu will be laid to rest at his hometown of Emalahleni in Mpumalanga on Sunday in an official category 1 state funeral.
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Mthembu died at Milkpark hospital on Thursday from Covid-19 complications. The State, Official, and Provincial Official Funeral Policy accords Official Funerals Category 1 to serving Ministers. The national flag will be flown at half-mast at every flag station in the country from tomorrow morning, 23 January 2021, until the evening of the day of the funeral on 24 January 2021, the Presidency said in a statement.
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.
Jackson Mthembu to be laid to rest in official funeral on Sunday Thapelo Lekabe
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