LISIKO LEMALANGENI BURIAL DIVIDES FAMILY

NTONDOZI – Protocol was broken by a family following the mysterious death of their member.

The Dlamini family of Ntondozi refused that one of the family members, Sicelo Dlamini be buried according to lisiko lemalangeni; emgedzeni despite that some family members had already prepared a place for him there. They questioned the decision to take Sicelo’s body to the caves following that his other relatives were not taken there. This is against the fact that the deceased member Sicelo Dlamini was not from the royal family and not even one of his family members had been buried there. Normally descendants who have royal blood are buried in the mountains (emgedzeni) and are not put inside a coffin but covered with skin inside a mountain cave. There was division among the family members as some of the elders felt that he needed to be buried in the mountains, while others declined.

Despite reporting the matter at the Royal Kraal in Ntondozi, there was no solution but instead they were directed to the police. Police had to be called to the scene to calm the situation yesterday morning after adamant family members declined to take the deceased Sicelo’s body to the mountain caves following an order from some family members. When this reporter arrived at the homestead the mood was sombre. Some of the family members, including the widow, were packing their belongings following foul play in the death of Sicelo. Sicelo died under mysterious circumstances after complaining of stomach pains and later vomited blood. According to his elder sister Zodwa Mkhabela, who was found at the homestead, said she thanked God that her brother was finally laid to rest as per their wish without involving lawyers as the family did not have money.

Mkhabela said police had advised them to seek legal counsel in order for the courts to issue an order directing that Sicelo be buried at the family graveyard and not in the mountains. This, she said was frustrating because they could not afford a lawyer. She said Sicelo got sick last Sunday after complaining of stomach pains, then he later vomited blood and was taken to Mankayane Government Hospital. Mkhabela said at the hospital, Sicelo was not admitted but a drip was administered to him before he was released on the same day. Sicelo died upon his arrival at the Dlamini homestead at Khalang’lile in Ntondozi. Mkhabela said some of the family members who wanted the deceased to be buried in the caves made excuses that there had been a number of family members who had died mysteriously, hence they wanted to put an end to it. “They told us that by burying him in the caves they want to put an end to the mysterious death occurring within the family,” said Mkhabela.

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