SA Coat of Arms 4.jpg The Presidency, Pretoria, Media Statement, 28 November 2016 President Zuma to Attend Funeral of the Late President Fidel Castro President Jacob Zuma will travel to Havana, Cuba to attend the funeral of the late former President of Cuba, His Excellency Fidel Castro Ruz, who passed away on Friday 25 November 2016 at age 90. The President has once again conveyed a message of condolences to the government and the people of Cuba, following the passing on of former President Castro. President Zuma has ordered that the National Flag be flown at half-mast at all stations in South Africa tomorrow, 29 November 2016, on the date of the funeral of former President Castro. The National Flag is flying at half-mast in the South African mission in Cuba until the 4th of December. Condolence books have been placed at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Tuynhuys in Cape Town and at the offices of the Premiers throughout the country. The late President Castro not only identified with the struggle against apartheid, but also inspired the Cuban people to join South Africans in that struggle. After South Africa gained freedom in 1994, Cuba and South Africa, under President Castro and President Nelson Mandela respectively, formed a strong bond of solidarity and friendship. President Zuma has reiterated that the people of South Africa share the loss of the Cuban people and stand with them in this time of grief and mourning. Issued by: The Presidency, Pretoria Enquiries: Dr Bongani Ngqulunga on 082 308 9373 or [email protected] www.thepresidency.gov.za __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 14518 (20161128) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/yclsa-eom-forum/000601d24995%243517c270%249f474750%24%40com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
