Memorial for Suzy Lyle: Inanda Nature Reserve, 12 March
Children from Suzy's saturday class sing a moving tribute
One of the hottest days of the year, Rachel and Amy cool off under an umbrella
Heavy rains cause heartbreaking destruction
Plastic sheeting keeps out the worst
of the rain after the entire side wall of Mr Mkize's
house fell down.
Robert Zuma was able to acquire two
emergency tents from those supplied to the Molweni
community after the recent floods there – and set them
up in Mr Mkize's back yard.
Waiting anxiously for their new home
– Mr Mkize and his youngest grandchild.
This house collapsed after heavy rains,
leaving the family without shelter until a new home
can be built.
A spare sheet of roofing acts as a
prop to keep this house standing.
Hard at work building a new home, but
without cement to strengthen the mud or insecticide
to repel white ants, the new structure is also doomed.
Click to hear how cement could save
this house from collapsing in the rain
Fresh mud as walls are 'patched
up' after the rains
The mud walls of this house have been washed away
by heavy rain
Shacks cling to the steep slopes of Embo
Growing up in the shadow of poverty [above] and
[right] Traditional building: mud is packed on
a framework of wood and stones
Waiting to move in ... Lucy's old house
Neighbours help to dig up tree stumps and clear
the ground ...
... so that building can begin
nearly finished!
Sadly Lucy died shortly after the
new house was completed – but her orphaned children
are grateful to have a decent roof over their heads.
Makeshift repairs - props and a canvas sheet to keep
out the rain and wind.
