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    Appeal for help after fire

    Sue MaclennanBy Sue MaclennanJuly 29, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
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    The home Nombulelo Khethani shared with her mother Nontsikelelo Mancam was destroyed in a fire late on 29 July 2021. Photo: Sue Maclennan

    Nombulelo Khathani and her mother Nontsikilelo Mancam lost everything except the clothes they were wearing in a fire that gutted their corrugated iron home in Raglan Road late on Thursday afternoon, 29 July. The fire started at the electricity meter box, Khathani said.

    Destroyed in the blaze were a cupboard, and the family’s beds and bedding, a sofa, clothing and food.

    Ward 10 Councillor Luyanda Sakata, who visited the family afdter the incident, asked for GMDirect’s assistance in appealing for help for the family.

    “This is the second time it’s happened to them,” Sakata said. “The last time Gift of the Givers was able to help, but they no longer have a depot here. So I would like to appeal for anyone who can to lend a hand.”

    If you can, please take your donation for the family to the pink house above St Philip’s Church in Raglan Road. Here’s what they need:

    • Clothing (women’s size 36; women’s size 32; girl’s age 9; baby 6 months)
    • Nappies (for the 6-month-old baby boy)
    • Food
    • Blankets and other bedding
    • If possible: any furniture (including beds).
    The home Nombulelo Khethani shared with her mother Nontsikelelo Mancam was destroyed in a fire late on 29 July 2021. Photo: Sue Maclennan
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