Gugu Zulu will rest beside 'Shoes' Mshoeu‚ other famous figures

29 July 2016 - 13:55 By TMG Digital

Gugu Zulu will share his final resting place with other influential South Africans.His gigantic tombstone‚ still covered with white cloth‚ had been erected at Westpark cemetery by early Thursday afternoon while mourners were still on their way to lay him to rest.It stands next to John "Shoes" Mshoeu's tombstone and close to the graves of Simba Mhere‚ Senyaka‚ Vuyo Mbuli and Nkululeko "Flabba" Habedi.Earlier there was a civic funeral service at the Rhema Bible Church in honour of Zulu who died last Monday.The ceremony has been filled with moving tributes about Zulu from his family and friends‚ including his wife Letshego.Among those who paid tribute to Zulu was Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula‚ who said that the rally champion was "not fake and confused"."In an era where we lack role models‚ we confuse plastic and fake. Gugu was not fake and he was not confused. We’ve lost a superstar in Gugu. He was very passionate about he was doing‚" Mbalula said.Ntai Khojane‚ Zulu’s best friend and the programme director at his funeral‚ shared one of his encounters with the racing driver.“We were chatting on SMS. I was asking him about a couple and they had been at a braai [Zulu attended].“He said they were there‚ but spelt it ‘their’.“I said ‘there‚ not ‘their’. He wrote *wink. I said: ‘No wink. Get your spelling right’.”Former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Njongonkulu Ndungane said Zulu embodied the vision of humanity.“He reflected the glory of God. He died exposing a noble cause: a better life for a girl child‚” he said.“We’ve lost our brother. His loss has devastated us. His death dealt us a heavy blow‚” Gugu’s cousin Sipho Zulu said. Sipho was overwhelmed by emotions and could not finish his tribute.  ..

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