{"id":31569,"date":"2026-05-25T14:54:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=31569"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:54:48","slug":"sa-responds-to-heartfelt-moment-gabrielle-union-honors-her-fathers-memory-in-ct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/sa-responds-to-heartfelt-moment-gabrielle-union-honors-her-fathers-memory-in-ct\/","title":{"rendered":"SA Responds to Heartfelt Moment: Gabrielle Union Honors Her Father’s Memory in CT"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Actress Gabrielle Union made headlines over the weekend when she buried her deceased father’s ashes at a winery in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

Union also shared footage of her shopping at a local fashion store in Cape Town, Western Cape.<\/p>\n

The actress joins a list of American celebrities visiting South Africa, including Meagan Good, who was spotted in the country earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Entertainment channel MDN News posted a video<\/a> showing Union burying her father’s ashes in Cape Town on Sunday, 24 May 2026.<\/p>\n

The clip indicates that Gabrielle Union laid her father’s ashes to rest under the vines at Klein Goederust Wine Estate, a black-owned winery located in the Western Cape.<\/p>\n

As reported, Union’s father, Sylvester “Cully” Union Jr., passed away on 3 April 2026, after a prolonged struggle with dementia. He was 81 years old and a former U.S. military veteran.<\/p>\n

Comments from South Africans<\/h2>\n

@MkhwanaziTl remarked:<\/p>\n

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“But this is so wrong in every way. Why is she leaving us with her dad, who lived with her overseas? We don’t even know him, and we are not even related to her like that. Doesn’t she want to go and visit her dad now and then? like W*F, burying your dad in SA for what? Siyadeleleka yaz,”(We are being disrespected).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

@Lwandy_Msengana responded:<\/p>\n

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“South Africa is the Banana land. Does she have proper documents for that? Is there any document needed to bury the ashes of someone who was not even South African? Did she pay the owners, or does she own shares in the winery? Ey Kuningi, let me sleep as this will unfold.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

@Azotha_Nothile replied:<\/p>\n

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“Now that the vineyard is going to be haunted by her father’s spirit, I wouldn’t be surprised if she buys the vineyard years later.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

@msmonakhisi commented:<\/p>\n

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“Let’s be honest, if it were someone from Africa doing this, we would be screaming.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

@WagerOfJoy reacted:<\/p>\n

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“It was in ‘good spirits,’ but I wonder who will buy wine from this winery now, never knowing if this is a common practice there, or bad marketing. Now imagine if we took our loved one\u2019s ashes and buried them in her herb patch? This is some seriously crazy thing to do here.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

@Thabi_kaNkosi added:<\/p>\n

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“Her father wasn\u2019t even South African, though. So, you just went to a random country to bury your dad?”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Gabrielle Union Buries Father\u2019s Ashes at Cape Town Winery in Emotional Farewell

American actress Gabrielle Union has shared a deeply personal farewell to her late father, burying his ashes beneath the vines at Klein Goederust Wine Estate, a Black-owned winery near Cape Town.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/jUA9UZumMp<\/a><\/p>— MDN NEWS (@MDNnewss) May 24, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>