Inkatha Freedom Party IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa will deliver the eulogy at the funeral service of IFP leader and member of Parliament Khethamabala Petros Sithole in Nkandla, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday.
Sithole was gunned down during a shooting at the Buyafuthi Hostel in Katlehong, Gauteng, last week. He was a member of the IFPs National Council and served as the partys Deputy Chief Whip in Parliament.
Sithole also served as a member of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technology.
The IFP describes him as a digilent leader and trusted patriot. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with Sitholes death and made their first appearance before the Palmridge Magistrates court on Thursday.
Sithole to be laid to rest on Sunday: