Overview
- The funeral service was held at Walter Sisulu Hall in Randburg, Johannesburg, with family members, comrades and government officials in attendance.
- ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile was scheduled to deliver the eulogy at the morning service.
- Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero lauded Hlongwa as a disciplined leader and a “doer,” while noting he was “not a saint.”
- A family representative, Dr Vusi Hlongwa, said the former MEC spent millions from his pension on legal fees as he prepared to contest corruption and money‑laundering charges linked to his 2006–2009 tenure.
- Hlongwa’s son Thami described his father as a “real-life superhero” and vowed to carry his values, noting his two sisters were absent due to academic commitments overseas.