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President Mbeki to Consult Cabinet
on Special Official Funeral for ANC Stalwart
President Thabo Mbeki today, Tuesday May 6, has announced
that he will table to Cabinet tomorrow the request that
the late ANC stalwart Walter Sisulu be granted a Special
Official funeral in view of the enormous contribution
he has made to the building of a non-racial and democratic
South African state.
President Mbeki made the announcement this afternoon
when speaking to members of the press shortly after
his visit to the Sisulu home in Johannesburg.
In terms of policy, the President has to consult the
Cabinet before declaring a Special Official funeral.
The President indicated that a positive response by
the Cabinet would allow for the National flag to be
flown at half-mast in the country and in our missions
abroad.
For more information, please contact Bheki Khumalo
on 083 256 9133 or David Hlabane on 082 561 9428.
Issued by the Presidency on 6 May 2003.
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