Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) president Velenkosini Hlabisa will deliver the eulogy at the funeral service of IFP leader and member of Parliament Khethamabala Petros Sithole in Nkandla, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday.
Sithole was gunned down during a shooting at the Buyafuthi Hostel in Katlehong, Gauteng, last week. He was a member of the IFP’s National Council and served as the party’s Deputy Chief Whip in Parliament.
Sithole also served as a member of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technology.
The IFP describes him as a digilent leader and trusted patriot. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with Sithole’s death and made their first appearance before the Palmridge Magistrate’s court on Thursday.
Sithole to be laid to rest on Sunday:
