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. 75 days ago 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.