President Jacob Zuma declares a Provincial Official Funeral for Mr Ben Skosana
President Jacob Zuma has declared a Provincial Official Funeral for the late Inkatha Freedom Party Member of Parliament and House Chairperson of the National Assembly, Mr Ben Skosana.
Mr Skosana was a lifelong member of the IFP. He represented the party at the Convention for Democratic South Africa (Codesa) negotiations. The Provincial funeral is reserved for distinguished persons as decided by the President of the Republic.
Mr Skosana, who passed away on the 11th of February, had been a member of parliament since 1994 and was also a former Minister of Correctional Services. The President further instructed that the National Flag must be flown at half-mast in the Gauteng Province on the day of the funeral.
Mr Skosana will be buried on Sunday, 23 February, at Vanderbijlpark in Gauteng.
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