WATCH: Xolani Gwala’s official provincial funeral

Friends, family and colleagues have gathered in his hometown to pay their final respects.

Flowers and candles are pictured at the Memorial for radio personality Xolani Gwala at the Our Lady of Lourdes Rivonia Catholic Church, Rivonia, 5 November 2019. Gwala died at the age of 44 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Picture: Tracy Lee Stark

A week after his passing, veteran broadcaster Xolani Gwala is finally being laid to rest in an official provincial funeral in his hometown of Impendle in KwaZulu-Natal.

The 44-year-old died last Friday after a lengthy battle with colon cancer.

His body arrived at the family home on Saturday morning after being picked up by his brother in Johannesburg this past week.

EWN reports that on Friday President Cyril Ramaphosa also ordered that the national flags be flown at half-mast in KwaZulu-Natal until Gwala is buried.