President Cyril Ramaphosa declared Buthelezi would be honoured with the special official funeral when he is buried on Saturday.
Inkatha Freedom Party founder and traditional Zulu prime Mangosuthu Buthelezi. Picture: RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP
’s KwaZulu-Natal provincial chairperson Thami Ntuli says the declaration of a special official funeral category 1 for Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi should eliminate any questions about his legacy.would be honoured with the special official funeral when he is buried on Saturday.Speaking to media outside Buthelezi’s memorial service in Ulundi, northern KwaZulu-Natal, Ntuli said the late former worked tirelessly to ensure he left a legacy that would not be erased over time.
“The fact government granted him a [special official funeral category 1] must confirm to everyone who might have any doubt or have had any narrow and straightforward political analyst that this was a liberator,” said Ntuli.
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