MEC Ntuli, Ukhozi’s Nzimande to receive category 1 official funerals - Ramaphosa This follows a request by the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government. FILE: KwaZulu-Natal Transport, Community Safety and Liaison MEC Bheki Ntuli. Picture: @KZNTransport/Twitter.
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DURBAN - President Cyril Ramaphosa has on Tuesday declared category one official funerals for the late KwaZulu-Natal Transport Community Safety and Liaison MEC Bheki Ntuli as well as renowned broadcaster and former Ukhozi FM station manager Welcome Nzimande.
This follows a request by the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government.
Both had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has described the late Nzimande and Ntuli as outstanding patriots who played a sterling role in advancing the lives of the people of that province.