Reitumetse Makwea The late Mamelodi Sundowns defender was laid to rest this weekend following his passing in a car accident in December last year. Motjeka Madisha. Picture: Philip Maeta/Gallo Images
Videos of the incident have been circulating on social media, shows armed police entering the family’s home with rifles and threatening to arrest Madisha’s father shortly after they came back from the grave site.
Police confirmed to
The Citizen that Motjeka Madisha’s father was arrested for contravening the Disaster Management Act, and that he had since paid the admission of guilt fine.
Even on the cemetery we made sure only 50 people attended. Other people just started singing at the gate. While police were there watching. Not at any point they informed the family of any violation of COVID-19 regulations. Motjeka Madisha was laid to rest in