DISTINGUISHED PERSON
State to hold special funeral for Zondeni Sobukwe
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday ordered that the late Zondeni Sobukwe be given a special official funeral.Zondeni, the wife of struggle icon Robert Sobukwe, died on Wednesday in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape. She was 91.Robert Sobukwe was the founder of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). He died in 1978.Ramaphosa ordered that she be given a category 2 funeral and that flags be flown at half-mast until the evening of the funeral.According to the presidency’s state‚ official and provincial official funeral policy manual‚ category 2 is meant for "distinguished persons" specifically designated by the president."We will honour her for her contribution in the [anti-apartheid] struggle. She contributed to the struggle by supporting her husband‚ Robert‚ through thick and thin."When Robert was arrested‚ she was there. It was [Zondeni] who was supporting him and raising their children while he was incarcerated," PAC president Narius Moloto said.Zondeni Sobukwe received the Order of Luthul...
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