‘Love Knows no Boundaries in Serowe’
Friday 16 September 2011 will forever linger in the mind of the 39 years old Mpho Boitshwarelo of Sekga ward in Serowe because that is the day she got wedded to my mother’s 87 years old uncle; Mabetha Bright Nthobatsang. Mapoka ward in Serowe was abuzz with the news of the impending marriage weeks before it happened since it is not common for someone as old as my mum’s uncle to get married, let alone to someone as young as 39. But in the end he proved all the sceptics wrong when he walked down the aisle with his young sweetheart at a well attended wedding ceremony on Saturday 17th September 2011. We have had so many weddings but as far as I can remember I have never seen so much excitement among my family members before a marriage ceremony. By family members i am talking about Uncle Bright’s close relatives such as cousins and aunts. Everyone seemed to be so ecstatic as preparations for the big wedding neared completion. In fact, my cousin, Pine Dikgobo Habangana, who is named after my grandfather who was born in 1914, brother to uncle Bright, said that Uncle Bright was his role model. I must say, though, that there was some drama as the events leading to the wedding unfolded. My uncle’s five children apparently did not give their blessings to their father’s decision to marry a younger woman. Furthermore, they also influenced their own children to boycott their grandfather’s wedding and their absence on the day could be noticed by even a blind