Online Reporter
Seputla Sebogodi’s funeral on Saturday, 25 July 2026, was anything but peaceful.
A video circulating on social media shows his sister, Mary Kau, standing at the cemetery with a microphone, reciting the family’s clan poem – and using the moment to take a sharp dig at the woman they believe robbed them of a proper farewell.
As she closed off her message, Mary directed a pointed remark at her late brother’s wife.
“It was not us who brought you here; it was your wife.” The heavy comment immediately sparked shocked reactions and hushed murmurs from the attendees, and it was not without context.
The Generations actor passed away on the evening of Wednesday, 15 July 2026, after suffering complications from diabetes. Almost immediately, the family found themselves on the outside of arrangements for his burial.
Briefly News understands that at a family meeting held shortly after his death, relatives learnt for the first time that Sebogodi had reportedly married a woman none of them had ever encountered.
According to those present, no one had been introduced to her, and there had been no prior knowledge of the union whatsoever.
The situation worsened when the family alleged they were prevented from viewing Sebogodi’s body and were excluded from performing customary rituals that hold deep cultural significance.
The family had reportedly hoped to lay Sebogodi to rest at Makgopeng Cemetery, the family’s traditional burial site. However, his wife of just six months is said to have pushed for Silicon Cemetery as the chosen location, and ultimately got her way.
She is also alleged to have taken full control of the funeral arrangements, leaving his relatives with no say in how the farewell was handled.
Mary was reportedly among those hit hardest by the chain of events following her brother’s passing, having broken down during the family meeting as everyone tried to process what was unfolding.
Her words at the graveside on Saturday now serve as a window into the raw grief and simmering resentment that shadowed the occasion.
What should have been a moment of collective mourning instead became the stage for a family dispute that had been building since the moment Sebogodi drew his last breath – BrieflySA.
