A SICKLY Atteridgeville man whose face was partially eaten by rats after he died a lonely death in a backyard room was given a pauper's burial at Mamelodi West Cemetery yesterday.
People living alone! This must stop, we have social workers working in SA? It is time people who are lonely get together and stay in houses where they can be helped, just like homes, Blacks must start learning that one day death will come and living alone is not right. Where are the Churches in Atteridgeville? Why did they let something like this to happen? Christians must wakeup now and realise that the God that we praise everyday wants us to Love one another and to do good for one another, is time we standup and do good. Report Abuse
@Papage
Sometimes it's not that the churches don't want to help, the thing kgomo go tsošwa ye e etekago Report Abuse
Sep 25, 2012
Serene
Some people and organisations such as Funanani Trust and The Ark Ministries and the families the deceased worked for donated money to buy groceries for the funeral service
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this thing of funeral groceies must stop....were grocieris for funeral service still necessay in this case?? ..eish black tendencies...always wanting to eat even when they can see teh situation...... Report Abuse
Patrice Motsepe where you? your relative is dying like foreighner while you are only a phone call away, his family has disowned him why not act and ensured that atleast he got a better shelter? stop dragging the Motsepes in the mud bru, last question, did you attend the burial yesterday? Report Abuse
Shame poor man, why disowned by his family? may his soul rest in peace. Patrice Motsepe will do nothing, he can't even pay people who make him rich, the miners how can he care for somone he never saw. Report Abuse
@warry - Who to blame? This is bad? Apartheid? Eish...
Not now please Report Abuse
Sep 25, 2012
iPhone4
they still had to collect money for groceries, REALLY? Hhayi abantu they know this guy didn't work a descent job but they would still expect to be given something to eat. Report Abuse
Sep 25, 2012
MommaC
iPhone4
Crazy, ne?
It never fails to make me shake my head about our funerals. I bet they all cried about what a marvelous person he was (even though they couldn't stand him) and ate their full (even though he never did). Seems so two faced Report Abuse
Sep 25, 2012
PAPARAZ
Patrice Motsepe must have given his relative a decent funeral.
R10 000 out of R20 billion is not even a drop of water in the sea but a piece of buscuit. Report Abuse
MJOKA
kwakwaaaaaaaa part of his face was eaten by rodents... rodents eat people now
may his soul rest in peace
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Rats are scavengers; they will eat anything that does not move too fast or fight back too hard. he was sickly ad could not do anything so the attacked him.
@warry an then were does apartheid come fom there?.daam so rats kill people feeling sorry for those living in alexandra couz they are serious rats dar.but i dont get it still did the rats really kill this man or they found the man dead and eat him? please help me hear rats cannot kill a human being othewize people who are living in alex would be buried every weekend. Report Abuse
Sep 25, 2012
Yotywa
rip
I wonder how does the family feel now.. Report Abuse
Sep 25, 2012
thinya
Sad story to hear in the morning, may his soul rest in peace. Those rats must be found and be killed or they will do more damage to the people over there. Report Abuse
Sep 25, 2012
KatakataEmaotoAditshepe
@warry
Who to blame? This is bad? Apartheid? Eish...
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Get out man kakkakakkakakkakakkakakkakakkakakkakakakaka lol. Report Abuse
Sep 25, 2012
Kon-Tiki
Sad state of affairs. "Motsepe's other brothers had reneged on his initial promise to pay R2,000." He plainly did not have the money. O be a no klaima fela. If you do not have, just say so. Report Abuse
Sep 25, 2012
Mosquer
milagro
@warry an then were does apartheid come fom there?.daam so rats kill people feeling sorry for those living in alexandra couz they are serious rats dar.but i dont get it still did the rats really kill this man or they found the man dead and eat him? please help me hear rats cannot kill a human being othewize people who are living in alex would be buried every weekend.
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The rats did not kill him. He died and they feed on him Report Abuse
Hm! tweba tseo di sehloho ke ho re ha di sa bona le ho re mothoo eo ha a sa phela bloody rats. Report Abuse
Sep 25, 2012
MommaC
Why is everyone asking about Patrice? Do you people know and are willing to support everyone with the same surname as yours? Report Abuse
Sep 25, 2012
somaartakeit
So then the one on the pic is a perp in this case, why has police not arrest him/her (the rat)? Report Abuse
Sep 25, 2012
scrapprat
khumbule ekhaya baba when time is still on your side Report Abuse
Sep 25, 2012
skwamasamabele
jerico- pull yourself together, when you die, a body becomes dust, its just a vehicle for your spirit. Imagine how many worms are rubbing their (non-existent) hands in glee every weekend in graveyards, expecting fresh meat Report Abuse
Sep 27, 2012
KayPeezy
Yoh, this is sad yet sum ppl have the nerve to laugh at such a thing... #smh Report Abuse
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warry
Who to blame? This is bad? Apartheid? Eish...Report Abuse
Pointman
Not a nice way to go. But it seems there are people with compassion in Attridgeville.Report Abuse
Marikana_Mgqumeni
Its very sad and bad but God loves us all may his soul rest in peaceReport Abuse
Mellow
Iyooo how big are those ratz the thought of it makes me wanna go eeuuwww shame may his soul RIPI wonder how does his family feel
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Mosquer
Disosaete di a thuša sometimes. Most of batho ba so called urban areas neglet these thingsReport Abuse
Sugaar
Ke dilo tša batho,I suspect mme wa next door.Report Abuse
MJOKA
kwakwaaaaaaaa part of his face was eaten by rodents... rodents eat people nowmay his soul rest in peace
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mopediTwiiiiii1988
May his soul rest in peaceReport Abuse
Papage
People living alone! This must stop, we have social workers working in SA? It is time people who are lonely get together and stay in houses where they can be helped, just like homes, Blacks must start learning that one day death will come and living alone is not right. Where are the Churches in Atteridgeville? Why did they let something like this to happen? Christians must wakeup now and realise that the God that we praise everyday wants us to Love one another and to do good for one another, is time we standup and do good.Report Abuse
jerico
it is indeed a sad story.*crying*
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Mosquer
@PapageSometimes it's not that the churches don't want to help, the thing kgomo go tsošwa ye e etekago
Report Abuse
Serene
Some people and organisations such as Funanani Trust and The Ark Ministries and the families the deceased worked for donated money to buy groceries for the funeral service--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
this thing of funeral groceies must stop....were grocieris for funeral service still necessay in this case?? ..eish black tendencies...always wanting to eat even when they can see teh situation......
Report Abuse
Mmaditopo
Shame man...Report Abuse
SAMONYOBINYOBI
Patrice Motsepe where you? your relative is dying like foreighner while you are only a phone call away, his family has disowned him why not act and ensured that atleast he got a better shelter? stop dragging the Motsepes in the mud bru, last question, did you attend the burial yesterday?Report Abuse
MommaC
So what did he do to his family?Report Abuse
Tobby
Shame poor man, why disowned by his family? may his soul rest in peace. Patrice Motsepe will do nothing, he can't even pay people who make him rich, the miners how can he care for somone he never saw.Report Abuse
Eraser
shame..rest in peaceReport Abuse
Shredder
This is really really sad.@warry - Who to blame? This is bad? Apartheid? Eish...
Not now please
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iPhone4
they still had to collect money for groceries, REALLY? Hhayi abantu they know this guy didn't work a descent job but they would still expect to be given something to eat.Report Abuse
MommaC
iPhone4Crazy, ne?
It never fails to make me shake my head about our funerals. I bet they all cried about what a marvelous person he was (even though they couldn't stand him) and ate their full (even though he never did). Seems so two faced
Report Abuse
PAPARAZ
Patrice Motsepe must have given his relative a decent funeral.R10 000 out of R20 billion is not even a drop of water in the sea but a piece of buscuit.
Report Abuse
iPhone4
MommaCSick people if u ask me..
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Serobapipi-
PAPARAZPatrice Motsepe must have given his relative a decent funeral.
R10 000 out of R20 billion is not even a drop of water in the sea but a piece of buscuit.
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Are they related ?
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Sweetpea
MJOKAkwakwaaaaaaaa part of his face was eaten by rodents... rodents eat people now
may his soul rest in peace
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Rats are scavengers; they will eat anything that does not move too fast or fight back too hard. he was sickly ad could not do anything so the attacked him.
Report Abuse
milagro
@warry an then were does apartheid come fom there?.daam so rats kill people feeling sorry for those living in alexandra couz they are serious rats dar.but i dont get it still did the rats really kill this man or they found the man dead and eat him? please help me hear rats cannot kill a human being othewize people who are living in alex would be buried every weekend.Report Abuse
Yotywa
ripI wonder how does the family feel now..
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thinya
Sad story to hear in the morning, may his soul rest in peace. Those rats must be found and be killed or they will do more damage to the people over there.Report Abuse
KatakataEmaotoAditshepe
@warryWho to blame? This is bad? Apartheid? Eish...
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Get out man kakkakakkakakkakakkakakkakakkakakkakakakaka lol.
Report Abuse
Kon-Tiki
Sad state of affairs. "Motsepe's other brothers had reneged on his initial promise to pay R2,000." He plainly did not have the money. O be a no klaima fela. If you do not have, just say so.Report Abuse
Mosquer
milagro@warry an then were does apartheid come fom there?.daam so rats kill people feeling sorry for those living in alexandra couz they are serious rats dar.but i dont get it still did the rats really kill this man or they found the man dead and eat him? please help me hear rats cannot kill a human being othewize people who are living in alex would be buried every weekend.
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The rats did not kill him. He died and they feed on him
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ChoDlozi
Where was Patrice?Report Abuse
KatakataEmaotoAditshepe
Hm! tweba tseo di sehloho ke ho re ha di sa bona le ho re mothoo eo ha a sa phela bloody rats.Report Abuse
MommaC
Why is everyone asking about Patrice? Do you people know and are willing to support everyone with the same surname as yours?Report Abuse
somaartakeit
So then the one on the pic is a perp in this case, why has police not arrest him/her (the rat)?Report Abuse
scrapprat
khumbule ekhaya baba when time is still on your sideReport Abuse
skwamasamabele
jerico- pull yourself together, when you die, a body becomes dust, its just a vehicle for your spirit. Imagine how many worms are rubbing their (non-existent) hands in glee every weekend in graveyards, expecting fresh meatReport Abuse
KayPeezy
Yoh, this is sad yet sum ppl have the nerve to laugh at such a thing... #smhReport Abuse
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