Controversial Mnquma businessman Sive Nombembe, who died in a horrific car crash between East London and Mthatha last week, was laid to rest at his Zazulwana home outside Butterworth yesterday.
Nombembe’s Mercedes-Benz collided with a truck and trailer outside East London on a drizzly morning before bursting into flames, killing him and his friend Yanga Dudula.
Dudula was buried in Qumbu at the weekend.
Nombembe was buried early in the morning yesterday, according to family tradition.
The funeral service was held at the Walter Sisulu University Great Hall, just a few metres from his home.
Among the mourners was Mnquma local municipality mayor Thobeka Bikitsha, Amathole region executive committee member Nomfesane Nyathela and ANC MPL Nomawethu Gqiba.
Family spokesman Ace Ncobo and ANC provincial secretary Oscar Mabuyane were among those who addressed the mourners.
Ncobo thanked those who “spat” on Nombembe’s family and those who spoke ill of Nombembe, despite having benefited “immensely” from the young businessman – financially and otherwise.
Ncobo also slammed the media for its reporting on a multimillion rand plastic bag scandal, in which Nombembe was implicated.
Nombembe made the headlines after the Dispatch exposed a refuse bag tender he was awarded by Mnquma municipality.
It was reported that the young businessman charged close to R200 for a roll of 20 refuse bags.
“There are PR councillors and other people who live in big houses and drive big cars who are where they are today because of Sive.
“There are WSU students who do not know how they are going to get through school without Sive.
“Some don’t know what they are going to eat tonight, because Sive usually bought them groceries. With all that said, the media won’t report on that,” he said.
ANC provincial secretary and chairman-hopeful Oscar Mabuyane said had it been given to a white person, no one would have had a problem with the R10-million tender.
“Sive soldiered through all the hardships he came across. If he was a white man, no one would have seen a problem with the tender.
“When white people give each other money, it is called social responsibility or social facilitation, but when black people do, it is called “kickbacks”.
He described Nombembe as a “truthful and brave” young man. — sisiphoz@dispatch.co.za
Controversial businessman laid to rest
Nombembe’s Mercedes-Benz collided with a truck and trailer outside East London on a drizzly morning before bursting into flames, killing him and his friend Yanga Dudula.
Dudula was buried in Qumbu at the weekend.
Nombembe was buried early in the morning yesterday, according to family tradition.
The funeral service was held at the Walter Sisulu University Great Hall, just a few metres from his home.
Among the mourners was Mnquma local municipality mayor Thobeka Bikitsha, Amathole region executive committee member Nomfesane Nyathela and ANC MPL Nomawethu Gqiba.
Family spokesman Ace Ncobo and ANC provincial secretary Oscar Mabuyane were among those who addressed the mourners.
Ncobo thanked those who “spat” on Nombembe’s family and those who spoke ill of Nombembe, despite having benefited “immensely” from the young businessman – financially and otherwise.
Ncobo also slammed the media for its reporting on a multimillion rand plastic bag scandal, in which Nombembe was implicated.
Nombembe made the headlines after the Dispatch exposed a refuse bag tender he was awarded by Mnquma municipality.
It was reported that the young businessman charged close to R200 for a roll of 20 refuse bags.
“There are PR councillors and other people who live in big houses and drive big cars who are where they are today because of Sive.
“There are WSU students who do not know how they are going to get through school without Sive.
“Some don’t know what they are going to eat tonight, because Sive usually bought them groceries. With all that said, the media won’t report on that,” he said.
ANC provincial secretary and chairman-hopeful Oscar Mabuyane said had it been given to a white person, no one would have had a problem with the R10-million tender.
“Sive soldiered through all the hardships he came across. If he was a white man, no one would have seen a problem with the tender.
“When white people give each other money, it is called social responsibility or social facilitation, but when black people do, it is called “kickbacks”.
He described Nombembe as a “truthful and brave” young man. — sisiphoz@dispatch.co.za
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