Kabelo Tlhabanelo
Seipati Radebe was shocked and angry when she received an invitation to the unveiling of a tombstone at her late husband’s grave.
The tombstone was erected by her in-laws without consulting her.
Seipati told Scrolla.Africa she is disappointed that her in-laws didn’t see a need to inform her of a decision to put a tombstone on her late husband Boitjie’s grave.
“I will take my in-laws to court if they don’t remove that tombstone from my husband’s grave. I don’t like it and I want it gone,” said the angry widow from Phiritona near Heilbron in the Free State.
She said she was disappointed that she was not even asked to contribute to buying the tombstone.
Seipati’s brother in law, Motsiri Radebe, said his brother died three years ago and Seipati spent his money on other things.
“My mother is arranging the ceremony. After my brother died, Seipati got his pension money and she should have thought about erecting the tombstone then,” he said.
“We will only allow her to remove the tombstone if she puts up another one.”
Motsiri’s mother, Nketsi Radebe who is 95 years old, said all she wanted was to see her son’s grave with a tombstone before she died.
“I can die at any time. But I want to die knowing that I have erected a tombstone for my son. Why would my daughter-in-law threaten us with the courts when we have used our money to do all this?” gogo Nketsi asked.
