CRIMINAL CASE OPENED AGAINST ICEBOLETHU FUNERALS AND LATE DR THAMSANQA NKONYANE’S GIRLFRIEND
A criminal case has been opened against Icebolethu Funerals and the girlfriend of the late church leader, Dr Thamsanqa Nkonyane.
The Christian Catholic Apostolic Holy Spirit Church in Zion (Inyoni Emhlophe) has confirmed that the Nkonyane family is standing by the deceased's legal wife, Dolly Nkonyane, noting that the couple never divorced.
The family successfully obtained a court order to halt the funeral.
This came after the deceased's cohabiting partner, Priscilla Sizeni Mazibuko (MaKhuzwayo), planned the burial without involving either the family or his wife.
After securing the interdict, the family moved to stop the funeral just as it was about to proceed. Icebolethu staff were requested to open the coffin, leading to the shocking discovery that the body was missing and the casket contained only building bricks.
While Icebolethu has not yet issued an official statement, comments have begun to emerge.
According to a video circulating online, the Chairperson of the board allegedly admitted they knew bricks had been placed inside the coffin but refused to explain why.
The Christian Catholic Apostolic Holy Spirit Church in Zion, Inyoni Emhlophe, issued a formal statement detailing the events surrounding the funeral of the late leader.
"The Christian Catholic Apostolic Holy Spirit Church in Zion, Inyoni Emhlophe, had previously announced with deep sorrow the passing of the 4th President of the Church, President TE Nkonyane, on 24 May 2026.
The church confirmed that the funeral was scheduled to take place on 6 June 2026 at the Osizweni Church Headquarters.
"The cortege was set to depart for the cemetery at 13:00. However, during the conclusion of the funeral program, the South African Police Service (SAPS) entered the venue with a court order from the Pietermaritzburg High Court interdicting the burial.
The application for the interdict was brought earlier that morning by Dolly Nkonyane (MaNgcobo), the wife of the late President Nkonyane, to whom he had been married in community of property since 1988 and from whom he was never divorced.
"The court ruled in her favour, and the order was executed by the police in conjunction with the Nkonyane family. Priscilla Sizeni Mazibuko (MaKhuzwayo), who had been residing with the late President in eThekwini where he passed away, had proceeded with funeral arrangements without the involvement of the Nkonyane family or Dolly Nkonyane. When the cortege returned to the mortuary with the Nkonyane family, as directed by the court order, the family requested that the service provider, Icebolethu Funerals, open the coffin," the statement reads.
The statement further revealed that it was then discovered, in the presence of the police escorting the coffin, that it did not contain the body of the late President, but only building bricks.
"The Nkonyane family has since opened a criminal case in Osizweni, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), against Priscilla Sizeni Mazibuko and Icebolethu Funerals. The Christian Catholic Apostolic Holy Spirit Church in Zion, Inyoni Emhlophe, is saddened by this unfortunate and inhumane turn of events. The church stands firmly with the Nkonyane family and supports their pursuit of justice in this matter," the statement concludes.
Attempts to get a comment from Dr Nomfundo Mcoyi-Zondo proved fruitless as her phone rang unanswered.
I once lived in Mpumalanga, Kinross, Secunda for one year, in 2012. While I was there, I tried to get involved in Community projects. One project was a "Community garden" in a school yard, started by a Primary school teacher, the aim being to teach her learners how to plant and grow vegetables. Later, the kids' parents were invited to get involved in tending the garden, weeding, watering, and then allowed during weekends after doing the work, we would take some spinach, carrots, pumpkins home. This was a way of putting some food on the table and alleviating hunger.
The teacher had sought permission from the school Principal to use the piece of land.
The teacher's husband was a Sasol employee, he held a senior position at Sasol. He was very supportive to his wife, bought water pipes and watering cans, seeds, whatever was needed, he just sponsored the project from their pockets.
There was an informal settlement emerging around the school, so the parents of these kids came from that informal settlement. When I came on board, I saw potential for the mothers who were part of the project to organize themselves into a Cooperative. I wanted them to own the project when I leave, since I wasn't going to be there for long. At the time I still believed in the government promise of supporting Cooperatives. So I thought maybe they could get support from government too.
Sasol, through the teacher's husband, heard about the project and were entertaining the idea of assisting from their CSI with some resources, a possible borehole, and grow the project to a point where they could supply one or two of their kitchens with vegetables. It was early stages, but it had potential.
Then, the Chairperson of the SGB, who happened to also be an ANC Women's league Chair in the area, and a girlfriend of the principal, heard about the Sasol offer. Suddenly there was interest because they thought money was coming. She called me and some of the ladies from the project to talk. In the meeting she suggested to us that she would like to report on this project as an ANC Women's League initiative. I was like what?? 😂 I said no ways, this is a community project, it has nothing to do with any political party or affiliation to anyone.
To cut the long story short, the project was then sabotaged, the teacher was harassed, told to present in every SGB meeting about the "funds received from Sasol". There were no funds. We were called "outsiders" not welcome on the school premises. I used to run at the time, just for exercise. My heart would bleed when I go for my runs, passing the school and seeing those cabbages rotting there. They had no decency to at least let the parents to come and harvest those vegetables.
I left Secunda later that year, only to receive a call that one of the ladies who was in the leadership of the project had died of a heart attack. I couldn't attend the funeral, but I was sad and angry. 😏
Not only do they rent out bottles but we were once offered bringing extra bottles to our table just to provoke the table next to us in Cape Town.
The strategy worked perfectly they reacted exactly as expected but even worse is that we eventually ended up drinking the extra bottles ourselves… and we had to pay for them in the end.
In Hammanskraal, 34-year-old Thabiso Mahlangu was killed in what looked like a hijacking.
The police saw violent crime, the insurer saw a R2.8m life claim while the bank saw something else entirely… money preparing to move before the death even happened.
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Thabo and Kgabiseng were expecting a child, pregnancy scans displayed a healthy baby. Upon
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Lephalale police are requesting public assistance in tracing a 37-year-old female, Cynthia Kgwete believed to be able to assist in solving a fraud case.
It is alleged that on Monday, 02 February 2026, Nedbank opened a fraud case at Lephalale police station for investigation.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect allegedly posed as a client and applied for vehicle finance to purchase a Ford Ranger Double Cab.
During the application process, the suspect submitted a false documentation and further misrepresented her employment and income details to secure approval from the bank.
The application was approved, and the bakkie was released to the suspect.
It was also later discovered that a tracking device fitted to the vehicle was removed shortly after it left the dealership.
No instalments were paid to the bank and upon further investigation, the bank discovered it had been defrauded by the 37-year-old and reported the matter to the police.
A case of fraud was registered, and investigations revealed that the suspect provided a false working address and residential address in Gauteng Province.
A warrant of arrest was issued and police are appealing to anyone with information about the whereabouts of the suspect as appearing on the photo, to urgently contact the Investigating Officer Sergeant Simon Tjatjie Kekana on 078 472 0505, Crime Stop number 08600 10111, nearest police station or may share information on MySAPS App.
Police investigations are continuing.
The 26-year-old Brazilian transgender suspect arrested at OR Tambo International Airport with R8.7 million worth of cocaine has asked to be addressed as 'she'.
Mseleku doesn’t want to see us quiet. Yini manje le ayenzayo? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 didn’t he say he’ll put a pause to this?
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