Alleged petrol bomber attacks funeral parlour

Do not be fooled, this is not another mass funeral. These are just coffins that survived the fiery flames caused by an alleged petrol bomber, who tried to destroy a leading funeral parlour in the Tsianda area.

Funeral undertaker Mr Shumani Matumba, the owner of Blue Rain Funerals at Tsianda, had a rude awakening on Monday when he opened his business to find that damage amounting to thousands of rands had been caused when his business was set alight by suspected arsonists.

Limpopo Mirror visited the funeral parlour on Monday to find workers retrieving burnt and partly damaged caskets and coffins outside the burnt business. Curious onlookers had also gathered at the scene and were watching on in dismay. "I have been running this business for years, and I have never experienced any problems. This is something that one never expects to happen, especially at a business that is associated with the dignity given to the departed. I do not have enemies, or if I have any, I do not know them.  I have just finished building a modern mortuary at Khwekhwe, two kilometres from here. I think there are jealous people out there who do not want me to prosper," said Matumba.

He said he was not discouraged. "I am a businessman who will not be distracted by evil people. I am more encouraged and this incident will make me work even harder to achieve my dream of giving the best service to my community," he said. He added that he was happy that he did not store bodies at his business.

A case of arson has been registered with the Levubu Police.

Date:04 July 2014

By: Elmon Tshikhudo

Elmon Tshikhudo started off as a photographer. He developed an interest in writing and started submitting articles to local as well as national publications. He became part of the Limpopo Mirror family in 2005 and was a permanent part of the news team until 2019.

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