Government will hold a special official memorial service for anti-apartheid struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto at 11am on Wednesday.
This is part of the 10 day mourning period planned for Mama Winnie.
Deputy President David Mabuza is expected to deliver the keynote address.
It is day eight of the 10 day mourning period for the late struggle veteran, and the African National Congress (ANC) and its structures have vowed to fill the Orlando Stadium to the rafters in a send-off ceremony befitting Madikizela-Mandela’s stature.
The Congress of South African Students Secretary General, Ngobo Gomode says their members will be out in full force.
Other political parties are also expected to attend the memorial service.
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on State Funerals led by the Minister in the Presidency, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has outlined plans for the official memorial service and the funeral of the late struggle stalwart.
Dlamini-Zuma says there are a number of Heads of States and deputies expected to attend the service.
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