Deputy President Mashatile to deliver a eulogy at the funeral of the late former Minister Bengu

Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile will, tomorrow, 10 January 2025, attend and deliver a Eulogy at the funeral of the late Prof. Sibusiso Bengu, who passed away on 30 December 2025.
 
President Cyril Ramaphosa has honoured the late Prof Bengu with a Special Official Funeral Category 2. As the first Minister of Education in a democratic South Africa, Prof. Bengu played a pivotal role in the transformation of a deeply flawed and unequal education system of the apartheid era. 

To this day, ordinary South Africans still benefit from the immense contribution of Prof. Bengu, through the Education Act, which mainly addresses issues around the transformation of the sector and the provision of developmental and empowerment opportunities for all South Africans.
 
Details of the funeral service are as follows:

Date: Friday, 10 January 2025
Time: 08h00
Venue: University of Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal 
 
 

Media enquiries: Mr Keith Khoza, Acting Spokesperson to the Deputy President on 066 195 8840.

Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria