At the invitation of the Pedi-Mamone Traditional Council, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend and deliver a keynote address at the 2016 Kgosi Mampuru II commemoration day on Saturday, 23 January 2016 in Mamone, Limpopo province.
Dignitaries expected to attend the occasion include Justice and Correctional Services Minister, Michael Masutha, Limpopo Premier, Stanley Mathabatha, MEC Makoma Makhurupetje, Justice and Correctional Service Portfolio Committee chairperson Mathole Motshekga, Mayors of Sekhukhune District, Mogobo Magabe, of Makhuduthamaga local municipality Alfred Matlala, of Tabankulu municipality Vusi Mguduka.
Kgo?i Mampuru II, who was heir to the Bapedi throne, was executed in public, at the Pretoria Central Prison now renamed after him, for public violence, revolt and alleged murder of Sekhukhuune in 1883 by the then Paul Kruger administration.
President Jacob Zuma renamed the Pretoria Central Prison after Kgosi Mampuru II as part of government's heritage programme that includes the restoration of the dignity of the people of South Africa and upgrading and declaration of historic sites to ensure a more representative and inclusive South African history and heritage.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Saturday, 23 January 2016
Time: 10h00
Venue: Mamone, Try Again Sports Ground, Moshate, Limpopo
RSVP:
Terrence Manase
Cell: 082 338 6707
