WRONG BODY STOPS FUNERAL! The deceased’s younger brother Thembelihle Somtsewu is grieving. Photos by Jabulani Langa.
THE GRAVE was dug, the tent was erected, relatives and friends spoke from the podium about their brother.
But the funeral parlour had swapped the bodies.
WHEN THEY OPENED THE COFFIN, A DEAD WOMAN STARED UP AT THEM!
His body had been swapped by the Sicelimpilo Funeral Parlour.
Nkosiphendule Mpinge (63) from Bizana in the Eastern Cape died a week ago after suffering a stroke. The family had planned to bury him on Saturday.
Daily Sun.
“We had bought everything including food and cows.”
KZN Entertainment Awards: Glitz, glamour and drama By JABULANI LANGA Media personality Pearl Thusi. Photo by Jabulani Langa.
THERE was glitz, glamour and electrifying performances at KZN Entertainment Awards that ended with a drama that shocked everyone.
Three categories - Best Maskandi, Best TV female presenter and Best TV male presenter – were not announced.
Programme directors Somizi Mhlongo and Pearl Thusi said goodbye and told the audience that the awards were over.
When people were going out of the ICC Arena in Durban, chairman of the awards Xolani Majozi took the microphone asking them to come back.
He apologised to the three category winners and informally announced them without playing nominees video on screen as they did to others.
AMAPIANO GOGO LAID TO REST! Jabulani Langa Photo: Jabulani Langa.
GEESIXFIVE
may have touched many people with her hit song Obani Labantu, but her three
kids were not comfortable with her singing career.
Speaking
yesterday during their mum’s funeral service at Majuba TVET College in
Newcastle, northern KZN, they said they finally gave her a chance as they
recognised she was happy with it.
The gogo,
whose real name was Olpha Selepe, died on Wednesday, 9 December after testing
positive for Covid-19.
Her son
Nhlakanipho, who spent his last moments with her at his home in Durban, said:
“I never commented about her singing project and she thought I was supporting