Khosi Vho-Vusani Tshimbupfe laid to rest

Thousands of mourners attended the funeral service of the late Khosi Vho-Vusani Tshimbupfe on Saturday.

Khosi Tshimbupfe died after a long illness and was laid to rest in a closed traditional ceremony last Friday night. The funeral was held at Tshimbupfe Thondoni.

Among the mourners were former MEC for Co-operative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs Soviet Lekganyane, Vhavenda King Toni Mphephu Ramabulana and ANC provincial task team (PTT) member Thembi Nwendamutswu. Netshimbupfe died last Monday (17th) at a private hospital in Gauteng.

National House of Traditional Leaders deputy chairperson Chief Sefogole Makgeru was one of the speakers during the funeral. He urged traditional leaders to uphold the legacy of Khosi-Netshimbupfe and to deliver an incident-free initiation school season. He said Netshimbupfe worked tirelessly to ensure that initiation schools ran smoothly in the province.

ANC PTT member Ms Thembi Nwendamutswu said Netshimbupfe was a truthful leader who was able to utilise his legal and traditional skills in the ANC and within the traditional leadership circles.

King Vho-Toni Mphephu Ramabulana said that the deceased had been a soldier for the bigger part of his life and epitomised the best that came from the traditional leadership. “He was one of those men who fought for development in the prime of his life and excelled at everything he did. He will be remembered for his dedication and commitment to the leadership,” he added.

“His death will undoubtedly leave a void too difficult to fill, not only in the family, but also in our community," he said. Ramabulana said that although the family, friends and community accepted what had happened, it would be difficult to forget that this death had robbed the community of an energetic leader who was full of zeal and courage.

Date:28 June 2013

By: Kaizer Nengovhela

Kaizer Nengovhela started writing stories for Limpopo Mirror in 2000. Prior to that he had a five year stint at Phala-Phala FM as sports presenter. In 2005 Kaizer received an award from the province's premier as Best Sports Presenter. The same year he was also nominated as Best Sports Reporter by the Makhado Municipality. Kaizer was awarded the Mathatha Tsedu award in 2014.

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