LAUGHTER, TEARS AS THE LATE ‘DVK’ CELEBRATED

MANZINI – In a service celebrating the life of a person with a great sense of humour, jokes and laughter were the order of the day at the Swedish Free Church yesterday.

This was during the memorial service of socialite and businessman, Dumisani ‘DVK’ Nkambule, the firstborn son of former Manzini South MP Thandi Nxumalo. ‘DVK’ was found dead in his flat, situated in Ngwane Park last Wednesday.

Hundreds of friends, personalities, relatives and family members gathered at the the church to bid farewell to Nkambule popularly known as ‘Mr Tall, Dark and Handsome’. Most of the people who delivered speeches spoke at length about Nkambule’s cheerful life and cracked jokes.

His brother Thami shared jokes and reminisced about their childhood days. The one joke which made the crowd laugh most was when Thami narrated a story about his stay in Durban, where ‘DVK’ completed his tertiary education. “We went to a place called Vibe 2000 for the night and when we returned to his room, we discovered that there was a break-in and his music system had been stolen.

“As much as it was sad, he never took it to heart, instead he made a joke and said, ‘You see my brother, while we were ‘vibing’ at Vibe 2000, the thugs were also ‘vibing’ in my room,” his brother said, forcing everyone to laugh out loud.

Thami also shared how he used to enjoy his brother’s money when he played music during school concerts years ago, as he would buy him hotdogs and drinks for carrying his music system. Pastor S Zuke told the crowd that if anyone had a grudge or owed the socialite an apology or words of comfort, it was too late as he had passed on to be with the Lord.

Pastor K Dlamini revealed that as a church, they were also aware that the Nkambule belonged to the community and also the country, especially Manzini, where most of his friends and business associates came from. “Most people who are here cannot even attend church every Sunday because of life’s pressures or being too busy. Ngekufa kwa ‘DVK’ labo bantfu bangambona Nkulunkulu,” – loosely translated; ‘Through DVK’s death, those people could see the light and be saved,’ Pastor Dlamini said.

His friends, from Salesian High School Class of ’93 shared how he was always happy, be it funeral services, weddings, anniversaries and also hospitals. “He made everyone laugh, no matter how much pain he was in, I remember this one time when we travelled together in his red car. When we got to Tiger city, he saw a boy and ordered that we pretend his car was faulty so the boy could push it.

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