Priscilla Mokaba to receive a Special Provincial Official Funeral

Pretoria - Former Deputy Minister and Member of Parliament Peter Mokaba’s mother, Priscilla Mokaba, will receive a Special Provincial Official Funeral, says the Presidency.

“President Jacob Zuma has declared a Special Provincial Official Funeral for the late former activist and veteran of the liberation struggle, Mrs Mapitsi Priscilla Mokaba … The President has ordered that all flags in the Limpopo Province fly half-mast during the funeral on 28 December 2013,” said the Presidency on Wednesday.

Mokaba, 76, reportedly died of lung cancer in Polokwane last Sunday.

She will be laid to rest on Saturday. – SAnews.gov.za