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President Ramaphosa declares Special Official Funeral Category 2 to honour former Minister Mosiuoa Lekota | SA News

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that the late former Minister of Defence and leader of the Congress of the People (COPE) Mr Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota will be honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 2 on Saturday, 14 March 2026.

Mr Lekota, who served the nation as a struggle activist, inaugural Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Premier of the Free State, Minister of Defence, and co-founder of the Congress of the People, passed away on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, at the age of 77.

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