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Live stream card.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile will, on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Republic of South Africa, deliver the Eulogy at the Special Official Funeral Category 2 of the late former Minister of Defence and founding President of the Congress of the People (COPE), Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick ‘Terror’ Lekota, scheduled to take place this morning in Bloemfontein, Free State Province.
Lekota, a veteran of the liberation struggle and former Premier of the Free State and inaugural Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, passed away on Wednesday, 04 March 2026, at the age of 77.
In honour of his contribution to South Africa’s liberation struggle and democratic development, President Ramaphosa declared that Mr Lekota will be honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 2.
Live proceedings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YVUL1dtS2Y
