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The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Ngwenya subsequently tested positive for the virus and succumbed on Monday. The mother died days later from Covid-19 and was buried on July 13, one of five people from that funeral who have since died, according to local health officials. Ngwenya’s mother fell ill shortly after the funeral, and the late businesswoman travelled to Sogwala to bring her to Bulawayo for medical treatment. Local elders reportedly insisted on opening the coffin wrapped in plastic to inspect the body. Tragic events leading to her death are believed to have started when a relative’s body from South Africa arrived for burial in Sogwala about two weeks ago. Some members of the family are reportedly insisting on sharing her properties before she is buried, which is being resisted by Rice and others who insist on waiting for her last will and testament to be read after she is laid to rest. Ngwenya, a mother of one, was staying with her boyfriend – foreign currency dealer and lodge owner Byron Rice – at the time of her death after being separated from her ex-husband, the Bulawayo Ward 5 councillor Felix Mhaka.
