The late IFP leader will be laid to rest at Kwa-Phindangene later on Saturday.
Inkatha Freedom Party founder and traditional prime minister to the Zulu royal family Mangosuthu Buthelezi died at the age of 95. Picture: RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP
A guard of honor was formed by the roadside as the funeral procession made its way from Kwa-Phindangene to the stadium named after the late IFP leader. President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and former president Thabo Mbeki are some of the high-profile dignitaries in attendance. Buthelezi served as Minister of Home Affairs under Mbeki’s administration from 1999 to 2004. He’d previously held the same position from 1994, prior to Mbeki’s presidency.
Former SA presidents Jacob Zuma and Kgalema Motlanthe, as well as former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo are also attending the funeral service of the late IFP leader.is expected to deliver a eulogy during the Category 1 state funeral service, which will include military honors and national flag fly-by during half-mast.
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