MEC Ntuliâs wife attends funeral in ambulance! Mbali Dlungwana Comments KZN Transport MEC Bheki Ntuliâs coffin (right) in the hearse during his funeral service held at Esikhaleni community hall. WHEN a loved one dies, surviving family members cry together and comfort each other. But this was not possible for the family of late KZN Community Safety MEC Bheki Ntuli (63), who was laid to rest in Empangeni, northern KZN, on Thursday 21 January. Ntuli’s wife, Sinenhlanhla, was not able to comfort her children as she was in isolation in hospital due to Covid-19. She was allowed to attend the funeral, but had to sit in an ambulance.