Twenty one (21) of the twenty four (24) young people who died in a motor crash on the R81 outside Mooketsi in Limpopo on Sunday evening
(16 June 2019) will be buried in a mass funeral service on Saturday, 22 June 2019, in Ga-Rapitsi, Limpopo.

The Minister of Transport Mr Fikile Mbalula, Deputy Minister Ms Dikeledi Magadzi and the Premier of Limpopo Mr Stanley Mathabatha will
attend the funeral service. They will be joined by the Limpopo MEC for Transport Mr Dickson Masemola, the Executive Mayor of Mopani District
Municipality Cllr Pule Shai and the Mayor of Greater Letaba Municipality Cllr Peter Matlou.

Acting CEO of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) Ms Lindelwa Xingwana-Jabavu and CEO of the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) Advocate Makhosini Msibi will also be in attendance.

The details of the funeral service are as follows:
Date: Saturday, 22 June 2019
Venue: Rapitsi Sports Ground, Ga-Rapitsi, Limpopo
Time 07h00

A Task Team comprising the Provincial Departments of Health, Social Development, Transport and Community Safety, as well as the Letaba
District Municipality, the Mopani Local Municipality and RAF has played an active role in assisting families of the deceased with preparations for the memorial and funeral services.

“The National Department of Transport would like to convey its gratitude to the task team and other key role players such as the
traditional leaders and community structures, for their coordinated efforts in supporting the families of the deceased during this difficult time”, said Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula.