Special official funeral for ex-minister Shiceka
FORMER Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sicelo Shiceka will receive a special official funeral.
MOURNED: Former minister Sicelo Shiceka. Photo: Katherine Muick-MerePresident Jacob Zuma declared yesterday that the late Shiceka, who will be buried on Saturday May 12, will receive a Special Official Funeral Category 1.
This category is reserved for distinguished persons specifically designated by the president.
Shiceka died on Monday in an Eastern Cape hospital following a long illness.
"All national flags will fly at half-mast at all flag stations in the country from Monday, May 7, until the evening of the burial," the Presidency said in a statement.
He will be buried in Midrand.
Outpourings of condolences were expressed following news of Shiceka's untimely death at the age of 45.
The former cabinet minister, who was appointed to the post in 2009, had been on sick leave since February last year before being fired by Zuma last October.
Shiceka was expected to contest Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's findings that he had misused state funds.
Madonsela found, among other things, that Shiceka had used over R1-million in public funds for himself and his friends, which violated the Ministerial Code of Ethics.
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Ngwanabatho
REST I PEACE HONOURABLE MINISTER...Report Abuse
RobinH
What is this k@k. Special official funeral? OK, he was fairly young, and it seems quite popular in some circles, but his professed intention to root out corruption was just a joke. He was as corrupt as any of the top dogs, what with his abuse of state funds , visits to convict girlfriend at our expense, and a host of irregularities. He was definitely no hero, and a state funeral is outrageous.Report Abuse
kolobe
the guy was just too corrupt for the anc to be talking so greatful about him. we need to face realityReport Abuse
Papage
There we go again, what is special funeral for corrupt officials, he is dead and his family must sort it out like everyone else.Report Abuse
kudi
but he was fired from the goverment - he was no more a minister - honestly this is a big jokeReport Abuse
kolobe
it is obviaaas like lunchbar what got him deadReport Abuse
Vhamsanda
RIP cde.Shiceka. I will remember you when you personally led a team of electricians in Soweto going house to house switching off power to those poor people who could not pay for their electricity.I forgave you , because you will not do it again.
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talldude
Vhamsanda eish wena mara obari san...ANC i really dnt knw wat to say to u...is like u guys are promoting crime.
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Mafu'theNkukhu
Lalakahle cde SHICEKA.Being a playboy you couldn't last in this world.
But special official funeral category 1 I don't agree!!!
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xhosagirl
as long as they are treated like this even when they are dead crime will never end. Zuma brought this to us. Agh manReport Abuse
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