The late former Deputy President David Mabuza has been hailed as a hero by many mourners who attended his funeral service on Saturday.
Thousands of mourners from across the country attended the category two official state funeral of Mabuza held at the Hoerskool Bergvlam in Mbombela, Mpumalanga.
Mabuza passed away at the age of 64 in a Johannesburg hospital last week.
Members of the public sang and chanted struggle slogans as they paid their last tributes to the former Deputy President. The stands of the Bergvlam school sports field were painted with the colours of various organisations.
Mabuza served as the premier of Mpumalanga between 2009 and 2018, before he moved to his national deployment as the Deputy President for both the African National Congress ANC and the country.