Bikers pay last respect to ‘Fash’

Some of the bikers in prayer at the accident scene yesterday.

MBABANE – The memorial service of  late biker Mfanzile ‘Fash’ Dlamini was turned into a bikers rally as over 30 bikers led the procession.

Dlamini passed on in a motorbike accident when he crashed into a concrete barrier next to Limkokwing University of Creative Technology last week.

People in areas around Mbabane, Sandla and Sidwashini abandoned their duties and stood by the roads to watch and listen to the swings and revving noises made by the bikers between 1pm and 3pm.
The bikers gathered at Galp Filling Station as early as 11:45am in preparation to fetch Dlamini’s body from B3 Group to Sandla where a memorial service was held.

From B3 two police cars joined the procession to the Sandla Church of the Nazarene for the service.
Thereafter, police followed again to the accident scene at Sidwashini where the bikers and the deceased’s family performed rituals separately.
While the family gathered exactly at the accident spot, about 30 bikers formed a circle and held each other’s hands and made utterances that sounded like a prayer. The bikers, who were leading every move, also led the procession to Timphisini in the Hhohho region where he would be laid to rest this morning.

Among them were Sucky, Udoh, Trevor, Ncamiso, Lucky, Sipho, Simon, Victos and Stanley.
At the memorial service before the rituals, Dlamini’s boss, identified as Gavin, described him as a man who had a talent in problem-solving, and who shared a lot of common interests with most staff members.
He said the company had lost a workaholic in Dlamini.

Dlamini had worked for City Office Machines for 13 years, where he started as a technician before he was promoted as technical manager. Other speakers included close friend Dumisani Kunene and representatives of families and the church.

Women should go biking

MBABANE – Speakers used the opportunity to mourn Mfanzile ‘Fash’ Dlamini’s death to recruit mourners to their various fields.

Lucky Matsenjwa who spoke on behalf of the bikers, said they would gladly welcome people, especially women, to go for biking.
“We have a few women in the sport so we would like to encourage people to join us. When we are together we are just one big family. It is for that reason that we are here for ‘Fash’, he was a brother to us,” he said.

The bikers presented E1 800 which they said would be used to cater for transport fees for Dlamini’s first born son, eight-year-old Mbusisi.
Shortly after the bikers, Maxwell Dlamini spoke on behalf of Dlamini’s friends from the gym, the IMX Active Gym.
He said people should not shun the gym but should join so that they remained healthy and fit.

He extended the invitation to both mourners and the bikers, saying they could build strong bodies to supplement their choice of sport.
He said the late Dlamini had joined the gym since its inception, hence he had a strong body that most men his age allegedly envied.

After noticing the recruitment trend, the deceased’s sister Phindile Dlamini said she would follow suit and call for people to join Christians.
She said, “Since every speaker is advertising their businesses, I am also here to advertise Jesus Christ who is our Lord and Saviour.”
She said people should repent so that they were assured of going to heaven when they died.

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