SONS WANT DUMISA’S REMAINS BURIED IN SD

MBABANE – “We want our father’s remains to be brought back to Swaziland so we can give him a fitting funeral in the land of his ancestors.”

This is the plea by two children of the late sugar tycoon Dumisa Mbusi Dlamini ,who was buried in the Republic of South Africa. Mzwandile Dlamini, who claims to be the elder son of the late businessman and his brother Nhlanhla, have since filed an application at the High Court. The duo is seeking an order directing the Registrar of Births Marriages and Deaths to issue a death certificate in respect of the late businessman. The first respondent in the matter is the Master of the High Court. Mzwandile and his brother alleged that the businessman was born on June 25, 1953 and he died intestate and of natural causes in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. They informed the court that while residing in South Africa, their father had several farms and hotels both in Swaziland and in South Africa.

According to the applicants (Mzwandile and Nhlanhla), their father was unbeknown to them buried in the Republic of South Africa. “The applicants are desirous of returning the remains of the deceased to Swaziland so that they can give him a befitting burial in the land of his ancestors,” submitted the applicants. In their application, they further pointed out that they wanted to open an Estate file for Dlamini in Swaziland, where he owed substantial property consisting of farms, houses, cattle and numerous immovable assets. They informed the court that they had been advised and verily believed that in order to do so, they have to be in possession of the death certificate of their father, indicating that he was indeed no more. “We have approached the Master of the High Court and have been advised to obtain the deceased’s death certificate for purposes of opening an Estate file for him,” alleged the duo in their papers.

They claimed that they were, however, unable to find the documentation and or his identification documents which they believed were non-existent. In the past, there was confusion over the sale of the businessman’s farm at Picardi and Metlock Farm in Big Bend, as some of his sons warned would-be buyers to desist from purchasing the farm, pending the disbursement of the estate of Dlamini. The matter is still pending at the High Court.

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