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COPE leader Mosiuoa Lekota.
Family Spokesperson for the late Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosioua Lekota says President Cyril Ramaphosa has indicated that he intends to attend the funeral.
Spokesperson Pitso Sekhoto says the government will soon confirm the president’s attendance at the official funeral.
Business man Pitso Sekhoto who is the spokesperson for the family of former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota says the delegation from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office has been leading in ensuring that the funeral of the late Minister of Defence is handled in a manner that is…
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Family spokesperson for the late Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosioua Lekota says President Cyril Ramaphosa has indicated that he intends to attend the funeral. The presidency announced that Lekota will receive a Special official funeral service, category 2.
The Presidency says flags will be flown at half-mast from Saturday ahead of the funeral of former Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosioua ‘Terror’ Lekota, scheduled for next Saturday in Bloemfontein.
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Lekota passed away on Wednesday at a hospital in Johannesburg after battling an illness.
Sekhoto added that the official funeral service will be held on Saturday, at the Old Grey Sports centre in Bloemfontein.
“I am sitting in the planning committee and the presidents has indicated that he will come,” says Sekhoto.
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