Deputy President Paul Mashatile is expected to delivery a eulogy at the funeral service for long-time National Council of Provinces NCOP chairperson and ambassador Mninwa Johannes MJ Mahlangu in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, on Saturday morning.
The former high commissioner to Kenya was granted a special official funeral.
Mahlangu died two weeks ago while en route to a hospital after a short illness. He was 72.