{"id":228891,"date":"2022-06-15T09:26:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T07:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/official-funeral-for-amampondo-king\/"},"modified":"2022-06-15T09:26:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T07:26:14","slug":"official-funeral-for-amampondo-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/official-funeral-for-amampondo-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Official funeral for AmaMpondo King"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202206\/sigcau.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Official Funeral Category 1 for AmaMpondo King Zanozuko Sigcau.<\/p>\n<p>Sigcau passed away on 31 May after a short illness.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Presidency, his funeral is expected to be held on 21 June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Ramaphosa has instructed that the National Flag fly at half-mast at every flag station in the country from the morning of Wednesday, 15 June 2022, to the evening of the burial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegulations require that no other flags be displayed when the National Flag is flown at half-mast,\u201d the Presidency said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes for King Sigcau have poured in from across government, parliament and President Ramaphosa himself who hailed the King as \u201cpassionate about the socio-economic development of the Kingdom and the greater Eastern Cape province\u201d who was also a \u201crespected custodian of customs and traditions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) also expressed sadness at the King\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe committee sends its heartfelt condolences to the Sigcau family, AmaMpondo kingdom, friends of the King and to all the traditional leaders who worked with the King. The loss of a traditional leader is always a deep wound to the nation under its leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe committee appreciates the role played by traditional leaders in promoting social cohesion and democratic values and the empowerment of the people under their leadership. King Sigcau is one of several kings in the Eastern Cape who encouraged the people in his kingdom and in the entire province to vote in the last local government elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe committee is behind the royal family during this very difficult time of its loss of the King,\u201d the committee said. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Official Funeral Category 1 for AmaMpondo King Zanozuko Sigcau. Sigcau passed away on 31 May after a short illness. 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