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JOHANNESBURG – Lebogang Khitsane, the man behind South Africa’s swanky tombstone designs, has been described as an innovative and creative businessman.
The Bataung Legacy headstones are famous in Africa for their extravagance.
They were used for the graves of many well-known personalities, including Joe Mafela, Mandoza, Robbie Malinga, Kwaito star Senyaka, soccer player John Shoes Moshoeu, and boxer Baby Jake Matlala.
Khitsane died Thursday of kidney failure.
His children have described him as a devoted and loving father.
Thank you for your unconditional, strong and unwavering love. Thank you for feeling like a sun. You were warm, energetic, and very comforting. Thank you for your forgiveness, ”said daughter Tswelelopele Khitsane.
The Mayor of Ekurhuleni, Mzwandile Masina, also paid tribute to his childhood friend.
“He defied all the odds in the business world. He changed and revolutionized the tombstone industry, ”Masina said.
However, there was some drama during the memorial service when his sister, Semati Moedi, made shocking claims.
Khitsane, who once said he wanted to be remembered as “the Steve Jobs of tombstones,” will be laid to rest on Tuesday.
