President Jacob Zuma has declared a Special Official Funeral for the former Minister of Sport and Recreation, the late Reverend Arnold Makhenkesi Stofile, who passed on sadly on Monday at his home in Alice, in the Eastern Cape province.
The President has instructed that the National Flag fly at half-mast at every station in the country from tomorrow, 18 August 2016 until the evening of Thursday, 25 August 2016, the day of the burial of Reverend Stofile.
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on State Funerals, chaired by the Minister in the Presidency, Mr Jeff Radebe, will lead the planning and execution of the Special Official Funeral, working with the Eastern Cape Provincial Government.
President Zuma will deliver the eulogy at the funeral of the late Reverend Stofile.
Enquiries:
Dr Bongani Ngqulunga
Cell: 082 308 9373
E-mail: bongani@presidency.gov.za
