At 8, Getting Used To Marriage

Getting used to married life: Boy, 8, who wed 61-year-old woman on orders of dead ancestors, enjoys a meal with his new wife
Sanele Masilela said that he feels like a proper husband now
Married 61-year-old friend Helen Shabangu in an extravagant white wedding

His dead grandfather asked him to wed from beyond the grave
His family insists it was just a ritual to appease ancestral spirits

By JAYMI MCCANN

With his feet dangling above the floor and his child's portion of food, it looks like he's having dinner at his grandma's.

In fact Sanele Masilela, 8, is enjoying dinner with his wife, following his marriage to her two weeks ago, and said he is now beginning to feel like a proper husband.

The school boy married Helen Shabangu after his grandfather contacted him from beyond the grave telling him that he needed to wed.

More