On Sunday, family and friends gathered for the memorial service of tombstone entrepreneur Lebohang Khitsane and whilst the service was a dignified one, it was rocked by the drama that has left the social streets in awe and everyone weighing in.
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Khitsane passed away last week of renal failure. He was well-known for creating tombstones that were the talk of the town for the late Mzansi personalities such as Mandoza, Robbie Malinga and Joe Mafela.
When it came to the business of tombstones, Khitsane once told The Star that he wanted to be remembered as the “the Steve Jobs of tombstones” and he sure creates quite the impressive business for himself that went on to deliver more than 20 000 tombstones across Africa.
The founder and owner of Bataung Memorial Tombstones even once personally delivered a bust he made of US Hip Hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who was his inspiration
Whilst there are so many great things about the tombstone maker it seems that many people will only remember the drama that unfolded at his memorial all because of his sister, who the streets have dubbed as Rakagdi.
The scenes of what happened at the Katlehong-born businessman memorial were something out of a Tshedza Pictures production head written by Phathutshedzo Makwarela and Gwydion Beynon.
News channel eNCA covered the funeral and they broadcasted the entire scenes of the memorial service. The drama began at the service when his sister Semati Moedi made some shocking claims that left many triggered.
“Rakgadi” during her speech began by saying that her brother "Lebohang was in pain, it turns out his wife had bought a man into the house," what followed next was bottle-throwing and Khitsane’s daughter attacking her aunt as she stopped her from revealing more files during the people.
The moment left many triggered and choosing sides as to where they stood in terms of the situation. Many started joking that Phathu had given Rakgadi the script for what to say at the memorial.
However, some tweeps felt that Rakgadi’s actions were uncalled for especially during such a public setting.
The conversation then went on to explore how men's sister are often behind the mistreatment of wives in families opening a bigger discussion on the treatment of widows by families.
Many Mzansi personalities have weighed in on the situation, with some calling to order Rakgadi for her embarrassing actions that have now overshadowed her brother’s memorial.
Image credit: eNCA screengrab