The late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, 95, who passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023 will be accorded a Special Official Funeral, Category 1, at Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal province on Saturday, September 16, 2023. The special funeral is a recognition reserved for individuals of extraordinary distinction as designated by the president. The proceedings will be attended by political figures, along with various business leaders, including members of the Oppenheimer mining family, who shared a longstanding bond with Buthelezi that was rooted in the 1970s, according to Scrolla. Describing Buthelezi as a "man of singular political talent", The Conversation's Gerhard Maré writes that he was "among the country's most influential black leaders for the majority of his long and remarkable life. Yet he occupied an anomalous position within the politics of the anti-apartheid struggle."
The late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, 95, who passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023 will be accorded a Special Official Funeral, Category 1, at Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal province on Saturday, September 16, 2023.
The special funeral is a recognition reserved for individuals of extraordinary distinction as designated by the president. The proceedings will be attended by political figures, along with various business leaders, including members of the Oppenheimer mining family, who shared a longstanding bond with Buthelezi that was rooted in the 1970s, according to
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