President Jacob Zuma has declared the funeral of Struggle Stalwart Curtis Nkondo a Provincial State Funeral and the National flag will fly at half-mast throughout the province on Saturday 12 December when he is laid to rest at the West Park Cemetery in Johannesburg.
The funeral service will be held at the St Charles Catholic Church in Victory Park, Johannesburg at 09h00 and President Zuma will be in attendance.
No cars are allowed to park at the church instead park and ride facilities will be provided at Emmarentia Dam, buses will ferry people as from 07h00.
Nkondo contributed enormously to the development of South Africa and the African continent through his involvement in the struggle against apartheid and the democratisation and the reconstruction of the country. At the time of his death Mr Nkondo served in trusts and committees such as Soweto Education Coordinating Committee, English Language Teaching Information Centre and Provincial Disciplinary Committee of the ANC. He was granted the Honorary Life Membership of SADTU.
Nkondo died on 3 December 2009 at Bedford Life Gardens Clinic in Gauteng.
For inquiries contact:
Thabo Masebe
Cell: 082 410 8087
Issued by: The Presidency
10 December 2009
