Thabiso, 56, and Ayanda, 54, Tlelai died while travelling back to Johannesburg from Durban, where they had visited their 15-year-old son at boarding school.
Family spokesperson Lerato Banda said they were still coming to terms with losing two loved ones at the same time. The couple’s memorial service will be held on November 6 at their home in Waterfall, Midrand, at noon. They will be buried in Maseru, Lesotho, on November 14.Thabiso was a BCom graduate from the Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada, and was the owner and CEO of Don Suite Hotels for more than a decade. He served on the boards of SA Tourism, the National Empowerment Corporation and Basil Read, among others. He was also a founder and chairperson of the Tourism Business Council of SA .
Banda said the Tlelai family “is humbled and extremely thankful for the outpouring messages of tributes, love and condolences we have received from thousands of people throughout Southern Africa”.