South Africa

Eulogy by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the funeral of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Orlando Stadium, Soweto

Minister in the Presidency for Women and ANC Women’s League President, Bathabile Dlamini, has told mourners that the heavens must be happy to receive the spirit of Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

A true activist, who used her voice to speak for the voiceless. This is how Mme Mokgobo remembers her close friend Mama Winnie Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela.

The Gauteng Provincial Government has arranged transport for the funeral service of Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Saturday.

Minister for Public Service and Administration Ayanda Dlodlo has met with the leadership of the unions that are involved in the public service wage negotiations.

Orlando Stadium in Soweto is a hive of activity ahead of the funeral service of struggle icon Winnie Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela, who will be laid to rest on Saturday.

Mourners are this morning making their way to Orlando Stadium in Soweto to pay their final respects to late struggle icon Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

Police managed to rescue a 1-year-old toddler in Kwadwesi on Wednesday after her father threw her from the roof of a shack during an operation to demolish illegal structures by the Nelson Mandela Metro Municipality.

National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sitole has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of a 29-year-old mother in connection with the rape of her two-month-old baby.

The Department of Mineral Resources has welcomed the year-on-year increase in mineral production in February, on the back of higher commodity prices.

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe says the launch of the Black Energy Professionals Association (BEPA) will allow black professionals to get their hands dirty and work towards transformation in the energy sector.

The Department of Environmental Affairs and stakeholder within the environmental sector are identifying 10 million hectares of suitable land for previously disadvantaged individuals and communities to participate as owners of sustainable wildlife-based business ventures.

The late former Cabinet Minister and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Zola Skweyiya, will receive a Special Official Funeral.

Late struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela stood firm against the apartheid regime and did not give up on the struggle for liberation, even though she was detained and harassed numerous times.

Most Gauteng dams are bursting at the seams, thanks to the incessant rains that fell over large parts of the province recently.