Gogo and grandchildren left destitute after their house gets destroyed in fire

By Victor Mukwevho

A grandmother and her family were left homeless when her nine-room house caught fire and burnt to the ground on Saturday night (4th).

Ms Constance Madziedzi Mukwevho, from the Ethiopia section at Khubvi village, said that she was sleeping when one of her grandchildren woke her up, telling her that the house was on fire. “When I woke up, the whole house was already on fire. I had to wake some of my grandchildren up, and we all rushed outside. I watched while everything I owned burnt to ashes. My ID and SASSA cards, the grandchildren’s books, birth certificates and school uniforms. Everything was destroyed. We have nothing now, not even food for the kids to eat,” she said. Mukwevho had to go the local traditional royal council to get confirmation letters to apply for a new ID book and her grandchildren’s birth certificates at the Department of Home Affairs. She appealed to members of the community to help them with any kind of donations, including food and clothes.