The Netshishivhe siblings from Khubvi village were left homeless after their family home burnt down on Saturday, 13 August.
Neighbours apparently saw that the house was on fire shortly after 13:00 in the afternoon. The two siblings, Nditsheni Netshishivhe and his sister, Sedzani Netshishivhe, were not home at the time, so the neighbours and close relatives rushed to the house to try and put the fire out, but by then it was too late. They did, however, manage to pull three cars out of their garages to save them from being destroyed in the inferno.
"I make 100% sure that we switch off all electrical appliances each time we leave the house," said Sedzani. "We found a pile of bricks, stacked underneath one of the windows at the back of the house, where someone must have climbed into the house."
According to her, someone broke into the house exactly one week before this incident (on 6 August). "The intruder ransacked my bedroom and cut all my educational certificates, my driver's licence and other documents to pieces. I don't know who it is, but it is clear that someone has it in for us," she said.
Nditsheni and Sedzani's parents separated when they were very young. They lived with their father, who passed away two years ago after a short illness, leaving them only the house, which is now destroyed, and the cars, which they may have to sell now to survive as neither of them is employed. "I don't know what is going to happen to us. We have nowhere to sleep, no clothes to wear and nothing to eat," cried Sedzani, standing next to the ruin of what was once their beautiful home.
The local ward councillor, Ms Anna Netshishivhe, said she had immediately contacted her political principals, who promised to help the siblings with tents and other basic needs. "I am terribly sad about this. It's a disaster. I pray that the Almighty God intervenes and help this family," she said.