By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
8 May 2025- The North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi will on Saturday, deliver the eulogy at the Special Provincial Official Funeral of the late Colonel of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and former Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress Veterans League (ANCVL) in the North West, Ntwagae Simon Rantao.
The official funeral will take place at Ratsara Section, Dinokona village in Zeerust, at 7am.
Mokgsi said, His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Provincial Official Funeral Category Two for Rantao and has instructed that the National Flag fly at half-mast in the province on the day of the funeral in his honour. He said Rantao passed away on 29 April 2025, at the age 75, after a long illness.
“He was part of the earliest members and soldiers of the Luthuli Detachment following the formation of the ANC’s military wing on 16 December 1961. Rantao was one of the few remaining luminaries of the country’s liberation course whose humility and selflessness invigorated ethical leadership and served as a moral guide on the government’s continued efforts to create a better life for all,” said Mokgosi.
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