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Official Kathrada Memorial Service called off


The Official Memorial Service of the late struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada who was laid to rest on Wednesday has been postponed indefinitely.

In a terse statement on Friday Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) said: “The official memorial service of the late Mr Ahmed “Kathy” Kathrada has been postponed until further notice”.

The memorial service was scheduled to take place on Saturday, 1 April 2017, at the University of Johannesburg, Soweto Campus.

No reasons were given for the postponement.

Kathrada died on Tuesday after a short illness following surgery to the brain. He was 87.

 – African News Agency (ANA)