Ramaphosa Specifies Type Of Burial For Buthelezi

<h4>Ramaphosa Specifies Type Of Burial For Buthelezi<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> has reliably gathered that President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi will be honoured with a Special Official Funeral&comma; Category 1&comma; at Ulundi&comma; KwaZulu-Natal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prince Mangosuthu passed away in the early hours of Saturday&comma; 09 September 2023&comma; at the recently celebrated age of 95&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Prince of KwaPhindangene served as Traditional Prime Minister to the Zulu Monarch and Nation and was the Founder and President Emeritus of the Inkatha Freedom Party&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He also served as the first Minister of Home Affairs of the democratic South Africa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As preparations unfold for memorial events&comma; President Ramaphosa reiterates his deep condolences to the Royal Household as well as the friends&comma; colleagues &&num;8211&semi; including Members of Parliament &&num;8211&semi; and associates nationally and internationally of the late leader&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The State&comma; Official and Provincial Official Funeral Policy of government accords Special Official Funerals&comma; Category 1&comma; to persons of extraordinary credentials specifically designated by the President of the Republic of South Africa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">The Prince’s funeral will entail elements of military honours&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The President has directed that flags be flown at half-mast at flag stations around the country from today&comma; Tuesday&comma; 12 September 2023&comma; until the evening of the day on which the funeral will take place&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;