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Members of the media are advised that President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Provincial Official Funeral Category 2 for the late Mr Credo Vusamazulu Mutwa. A Special Provincial Official Funeral Category 2 is reserved for distinguished persons specifically designated by the President of South Africa on request by the Premier of a Province.

The President has instructed that the National Flag fly at half-mast in the Province on the day of the funeral as a mark of respect to the late Mr Credo Mutwa.

A Provincial task team has been set up by the Premier, Dr Zamani Saul with representatives from the Mutwa families and different government departments that has been involved in all aspects of preparing for the funeral.

The Premier of the Northern Cape, Dr. Zamani Saul and a select number of mourners representing Provincial Government and the family will be in attendance at the funeral to pay their final respects to an activist who strived to foster social cohesion, cultural diversity and the spirit of Ubuntu in our country’s diverse society. Ubaba Credo Mutwa played an indelible role in both the liberation and development of our country and to this we owe him an immeasurable debt of gratitude. His legacy is engraved in the minds and societal fibre of our people through the enormous contribution he made to conscientize society to appreciate their Africanism.

Due to the Coronavirus COVID -19 lockdown regulations, the maximum number of mourners   at the funeral will be limited to 50. Included in this 50 provision has been made for 3 members of media houses that will be selected upon receipt of application.

Details of the Official Funeral are as follows:
Date: 4 April 2020
Time: 2h00
Venue: Magojaneng Village, Kuruman

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Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mr. Buti Manamela, spent the day inspecting the Northern Cape. 

Meeting with the student leaderships of Sol Plaatje University and Northern Cape TVET College, to tackle long standing challenges in student funding institutional readiness and economic alignment.

Deputy Minister, Mr. Buti Manamela also visited the Northern Cape Premier, Dr. Zamani Saul, to discuss long-term solutions. The key highlights were on aligning skills training with major provincial economic projects.

This engagement is intended to be a pivotal means of improving access to funding and job readiness for the Northern Cape students.

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Disability Rights Awareness Month is commemorated annually at the start of November till 3rd of December; which is International Day of Persons with Disability. The start of this year’s month-long programme was launched on Friday 2nd November 2018 at Boitumelo Special School in Kimberley.

This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the birth of the founding father of our democracy, Former President Nelson Mandela as well as Mama Albertina Sisulu who are both icons of our revolution; who dedicated their lives to the struggle for freedom and contributed immensely to the birth of the new South African nation.

The theme for 2018 is “A disability- Inclusive South Africa by 2030. Be the Legacy.” The purpose is to promote awareness and mobilize support for critical issues relating to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society as well as to draw attention to the benefits of an inclusive and accessible society for all.

The objective of DRAM2018 is to call on all South Africans to embody the “Thuma Mina” principles in their approach to persons with disabilities by encouraging all sectors to take action and build inclusive communities, to promote social cohesion where adults and children with disabilities are actively contributing to the development of their communities.  This is a time to reach out to the diversity within the disability sector by demonstrating how all human rights can and must be enjoyed equally by all persons with disability irrespective of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, type and severity of impairment, socio-economic status, educational qualification level, religion, culture, employment status or nationality.

The Northern Cape Province’s programme included donation of books written by disability rights activist to primary and secondary school libraries, hosting dialogues in all five districts on Disability Inclusion, a lecture on Madiba’s values at Sol Plaatje University and a Provincial Legislature sitting on Diability Inclusion on 3rd December.