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Ramaphosa approves Eric Mtshali’s special official funeral

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a request by the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government to give ANC and SACP stalwart Eric “Stalin” Mtshali a special official funeral.

The 84-year-old Mtshali died at a Durban hospital after a short illness on Friday.

He was one of the founding members of the ANC military wing, Umkhonto We Sizwe, and served in the Luthuli Detachment.

He was honoured with the National Order of Mendi for Bravery in Silver.

His funeral service will be held in the Sugar Ray Stadium in Clermont west of Durban on Sunday.

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