President declares official funeral for Ahmed Kathrada

Flags will fly at half-mast from today until the evening of the official memorial service. 

"President Zuma sends his deepest condolences to his wife, former minister of Public Enterprises Ms Barbara Hogan, the Kathrada family and his political home, the African National Congress, which Uncle Kathy served selflessly throughout his adult life." 

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Kathrada was tried and sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island prison along former President Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu.

He was one of the longest-serving political prisoners in the country.

The African National Congress bestowed its highest honour, Isithwalandwe / Seaparankoe on Kathrada in 1992 for his selfless dedication to the struggle for a free democratic non-racial and non-sexist South Africa.