FESTIVE lights flicker in the street and decorations are strung from the windows of neighbourhood homes – but there’s little sign of festive cheer in this house.
The only indication that Christmas is around the corner is a humble green and red wreath draped over a wooden cross standing almost forlornly in the corner of his study.
For former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers, holiday traditions bring back memories of his wife, Theresa, sitting in their living room drinking ginger beer while listening to Christmas songs by Boney M and Mariah Carey.
“Now we’re never going to do that again,” he says.
It’s been eight months since Theresa (62) was found drowned in a swimming pool at