Johannesburg City Parks spokeswoman Jenny Moodley said they would meet the family at the grave site today to sort out the confusion.
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Why was this not done before, typical public servant!!!!!!!!!!!!
The headline is misleading - the grave managers are just doing their job. If the headstone is erected on the wrong grave then the same Sowetan will be running an article on municipal incompetence and the family will be crying about trauma and wasted expenditure. Report Abuse
No no no wait before you can erect the tombstone they need to come and take few bones they and their Sangoma. Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
MGEEZ
Pointman
The headline is misleading - the grave managers are just doing their job. If the headstone is erected on the wrong grave then the same Sowetan will be running an article on municipal incompetence and the family will be crying about trauma and wasted expenditure.
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Precisely!!! Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
warry
Haai tlogelang go dlala, re ba tla go ja nama rona. Council sort it out quickly. Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
Publc2
Pointman
The headline is misleading - the grave managers are just doing their job. If the headstone is erected on the wrong grave then the same Sowetan will be running an article on municipal incompetence and the family will be crying about trauma and wasted expenditure.
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Spot on! You have just said it,no futher interpretation needed.Pointman are you a lawyer?
@warry, lol really we are waiting with pepper in our pockets,the process needs to speed up Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
Shredder
Exhumation is not a priority to us. It will be too traumatic for the family and how is it possible to get DNA from an old corpse," said Padi.
once again, Ap@rtheid takes the blame Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
Kgaitsedi-ya-Genaro
C'mon council give them the go ahead, kana di invite setse di tswile and I can't wait for the after tears ya unveiling. Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
Pointman
@Publc2 - no I am not a lawyer although I work a lot with lawyers. I kind of figured out that these days the truth takes the back seat and people always interpret situations in way that benefits them the most. Therefore when you are negotiating with people you have to anticipate their behaviour and deal with it early if you want to avoid problems in future. Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
Seja-Bana
TrapStar
once again, Ap@rtheid takes the blame
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kwa kwa kwa kwa..........blame it on apartheid, when they fail Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
Tobby
The Municipality must get their facts right, how come the names of Mr and Mrs Padi don't appear in their books?? Also they must know their grave numbers clearly. Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
Tsar-Rasputin
Please don’t blame the current JHB City parks
The elders passed away respectively in the 60's and 80,s way before the new democratic government. It shows the level of incompetency from the previous administration in the management of information and records
The commitment of City Parks officials to assist is commendable. I am sure Mr Padi last went to the graveside when he was 19,
Now he is 65 years old, 46 years later he wants to claim he knows the location of the grave, that absurd
There are 2 options here:
Option 1
Cityparks must allow him to erect the tombstone at the wrong grave
Or
He must just give then sufficient time to identify the correct grave
Moral of the story: Visit your ancestor’s graves sides continuously so that when they bless u, you know where to erect their tombstones
8 month battle to get a two week process completed...that should be story. Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
razor1
You guys always make my day with you comments! you debates are robust and matured and yes sometimes amazing!. keep it coming! Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
Flemza
Thats sad realy to exhum just to put a tomb stone , city council just let them do it , looking at the death year 1966 , its too long, just play a blind eye and let the family go ahead with erecting a tomb stone instead of exhuming the bodies, there is no crime here Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
MsKinkyakaKamaSutra
@Pointman
The headline is misleading - the grave managers are just doing their job. If the headstone is erected on the wrong grave then the same Sowetan will be running an article on municipal incompetence and the family will be crying about trauma and wasted expenditure.
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Yuo've said a mouthful
...............................He said they were told that an exhumation might be done .
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Let them exhume and lets see what they going to find....a pure dust maybe le some root of a developing tree, they will use that for DNA. 1966 ke kgale,le ge bare lerapo ga le bole, jst put that tombstone anywhere its fine!!!! Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
MsKinkyakaKamaSutra
Lucas Padi, who was buried at the Doornkop Cemetery in 1966, and his wife, Julia, who was buried in the same grave in 1980.
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That was a long time ago..............
Hypotheically they did not erect a tombstone after the father died (1966) to use for the mother, it took a good 32 years ............. eish what it they have been visiting the wrong grave all along........... Report Abuse
Oct 9, 2012
ChampRef
@warry
Haai tlogelang go dlala, re ba tla go ja nama rona. Council sort it out quickly.
TWO WEEKS: "The family has an affidavit, which says they have identified the family grave site," Moodley said. "It takes two weeks for us to verify the grave and it won't involve exhumation. TWO WEEKS.
ONE DAY: "Johannesburg City Parks spokeswoman Jenny Moodley said they would meet the family at the grave site today to sort out the confusion. ONE DAY:
My wereld!
What's wrong with our "officials?"
Why should it take TWO WEEKS to verify the grave when the family has an affidavit WHEREAS it takes ONE DAY to sort the confusion?
Sasithi amaBhunu were intransigent and incompetent. Methinks, abaholi bethu are worse.
Ain't it ironic that this report was put together by SIFILE! Report Abuse
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MorenaWaPolelo
Johannesburg City Parks spokeswoman Jenny Moodley said they would meet the family at the grave site today to sort out the confusion.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Why was this not done before, typical public servant!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Abuse
Pointman
The headline is misleading - the grave managers are just doing their job. If the headstone is erected on the wrong grave then the same Sowetan will be running an article on municipal incompetence and the family will be crying about trauma and wasted expenditure.Report Abuse
Msiphos00
Meet at the grave site todayJust go and solve this
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2shy2call
No no no wait before you can erect the tombstone they need to come and take few bones they and their Sangoma.Report Abuse
MGEEZ
PointmanThe headline is misleading - the grave managers are just doing their job. If the headstone is erected on the wrong grave then the same Sowetan will be running an article on municipal incompetence and the family will be crying about trauma and wasted expenditure.
================================================================================
Precisely!!!
Report Abuse
warry
Haai tlogelang go dlala, re ba tla go ja nama rona. Council sort it out quickly.Report Abuse
Publc2
PointmanThe headline is misleading - the grave managers are just doing their job. If the headstone is erected on the wrong grave then the same Sowetan will be running an article on municipal incompetence and the family will be crying about trauma and wasted expenditure.
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Spot on! You have just said it,no futher interpretation needed.Pointman are you a lawyer?
@warry, lol really we are waiting with pepper in our pockets,the process needs to speed up
Report Abuse
Shredder
Exhumation is not a priority to us. It will be too traumatic for the family and how is it possible to get DNA from an old corpse," said Padi.It is possible. Ask @tpaz
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TrapStar
once again, Ap@rtheid takes the blameReport Abuse
Kgaitsedi-ya-Genaro
C'mon council give them the go ahead, kana di invite setse di tswile and I can't wait for the after tears ya unveiling.Report Abuse
Pointman
@Publc2 - no I am not a lawyer although I work a lot with lawyers. I kind of figured out that these days the truth takes the back seat and people always interpret situations in way that benefits them the most. Therefore when you are negotiating with people you have to anticipate their behaviour and deal with it early if you want to avoid problems in future.Report Abuse
Seja-Bana
TrapStaronce again, Ap@rtheid takes the blame
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
kwa kwa kwa kwa..........blame it on apartheid, when they fail
Report Abuse
Tobby
The Municipality must get their facts right, how come the names of Mr and Mrs Padi don't appear in their books?? Also they must know their grave numbers clearly.Report Abuse
Tsar-Rasputin
Please don’t blame the current JHB City parksThe elders passed away respectively in the 60's and 80,s way before the new democratic government. It shows the level of incompetency from the previous administration in the management of information and records
The commitment of City Parks officials to assist is commendable. I am sure Mr Padi last went to the graveside when he was 19,
Now he is 65 years old, 46 years later he wants to claim he knows the location of the grave, that absurd
There are 2 options here:
Option 1
Cityparks must allow him to erect the tombstone at the wrong grave
Or
He must just give then sufficient time to identify the correct grave
Moral of the story: Visit your ancestor’s graves sides continuously so that when they bless u, you know where to erect their tombstones
Report Abuse
Blackstone.lebs
8 month battle to get a two week process completed...that should be story.Report Abuse
razor1
You guys always make my day with you comments! you debates are robust and matured and yes sometimes amazing!. keep it coming!Report Abuse
Flemza
Thats sad realy to exhum just to put a tomb stone , city council just let them do it , looking at the death year 1966 , its too long, just play a blind eye and let the family go ahead with erecting a tomb stone instead of exhuming the bodies, there is no crime hereReport Abuse
MsKinkyakaKamaSutra
@PointmanThe headline is misleading - the grave managers are just doing their job. If the headstone is erected on the wrong grave then the same Sowetan will be running an article on municipal incompetence and the family will be crying about trauma and wasted expenditure.
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Yuo've said a mouthful
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Mmabunang
...............................He said they were told that an exhumation might be done .___________________________________________________________________
Let them exhume and lets see what they going to find....a pure dust maybe le some root of a developing tree, they will use that for DNA. 1966 ke kgale,le ge bare lerapo ga le bole, jst put that tombstone anywhere its fine!!!!
Report Abuse
MsKinkyakaKamaSutra
Lucas Padi, who was buried at the Doornkop Cemetery in 1966, and his wife, Julia, who was buried in the same grave in 1980.********************************************************************************************8
That was a long time ago..............
Hypotheically they did not erect a tombstone after the father died (1966) to use for the mother, it took a good 32 years ............. eish what it they have been visiting the wrong grave all along...........
Report Abuse
ChampRef
@warryHaai tlogelang go dlala, re ba tla go ja nama rona. Council sort it out quickly.
o ipatlela nama fela wena neh!
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KHABZO
TWO WEEKS: "The family has an affidavit, which says they have identified the family grave site," Moodley said. "It takes two weeks for us to verify the grave and it won't involve exhumation. TWO WEEKS.ONE DAY: "Johannesburg City Parks spokeswoman Jenny Moodley said they would meet the family at the grave site today to sort out the confusion. ONE DAY:
My wereld!
What's wrong with our "officials?"
Why should it take TWO WEEKS to verify the grave when the family has an affidavit WHEREAS it takes ONE DAY to sort the confusion?
Sasithi amaBhunu were intransigent and incompetent. Methinks, abaholi bethu are worse.
Ain't it ironic that this report was put together by SIFILE!
Report Abuse
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