At the age of 94, Mrs Betsie Verwoerd pleaded that infirmity prevented her from travelling to Pretoria but, being a polite old lady, she softened the refusal with the formal suggestion that she would be pleased to meet the President should he pass by.
Ka dingwaga di le 94, Mohumagadi Betsie Verwoerd o ne a ikuela gore bokoa bo mo thibela go tsaya loeto lwa go ya Pretoria fela, ka go nna mosadimogolo yo o bonolo, o ne a nolofatsa kgano ka go kaya semmuso fa a ka itumelela go kopana le Tautona fa a ka feta kwa ga gagwe.