Nightmare in paradise: KZN woman cremated despite family’s beliefs

18 March 2019 - 09:00 By Bongani Mthethwa
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Buhle Bhengu's aunt Nana Bhengu and grandmother Nomusa Bhengu.
Buhle Bhengu's aunt Nana Bhengu and grandmother Nomusa Bhengu.
Image: Thuli Dlamini

A pristine white church dress, hanging on the dining room wall of her modest Umlazi home, is all heartbroken Nomusa Bhengu has to pay tribute to her grandaughter Buhle, who died in the Bahamas last month.

Buhle, 30, was set to return home in two weeks, but she never got to see her hometown again after she fell ill and died from what authorities claimed was TB. Now, Nomusa, who has a heart condition, is preparing to receive her ashes following her cremation on the idyllic Atlantic Ocean holiday archepeligo.

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