Ramaphosa declares mourning period for FW de Klerk
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the national flag will be flown at half-mast for four days from Wednesday to honour former president FW de Klerk.
De Klerk, who was the last apartheid-era president, passed away on Thursday at the age of 85.
His funeral service will take place on Sunday.
The FW de Klerk Foundation says it will be a private ceremony for family.
The Presidency says government has consulted with his family and plans to hold a memorial service for De Klerk that will be attended by leaders from government, political parties and civil society.
"President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that the National Flag be flown at half-mast as a mark of respect for the late former Deputy President FW de Klerk," says acting spokesperson to the President Tyrone Seale.
"President Ramaphosa has directed that the national flag be flown at half mast from sunset tomorrow, Wednesday, 17 November, until the evening of Sunday, 21 November.”
Government will at a future date host a state memorial service.
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