For 16 years Linah lived peacefully in her five-roomed shack. But under the floorboards lurked a life-threatening secret. She didn’t know half of her house was about to be swallowed by a giant hole!
Linah Maloba (56) from Phomolong in Saulsville, Tshwane, told the publication she went to work at Atlyn Mall in Tshwane on Tuesday 11 May.
But at about 8am she got the sad news that her shack had been swallowed up.
“When I received the call from a neighbour I went weak,” she said.
“There were no signs that I was sleeping on top of a hole.”
The mother of five said her double bed and headboard, wardrobe, blankets, clothes, washing machine, four-plate stove, groceries, TV and other items are gone.
The R7 000 she was saving for her son’s college fees was also swallowed.
Linah appealed for help as she doesn’t have a home, clothes, food or blankets.
Neighbour Gladys Swana (58) was scared her house is next.
“I need a new place. Anything can happen to me. I’ve moved in with neighbours,” she said.
Regina Phao (50) said she thought she was going mad when she saw a tree falling into the hole.
“Then I saw my neighbour’s shack sinking away. The small road next to my shack also cracked,” she said.
Ward 71 councillor Makopo Makola admitted to the publication there are sinkholes in the area but that they’ve never seen such a gaping one.
“Our plan is to relocate the residents. We’re waiting for the housing department.”
He said two residents needed to be relocated soon.
City of Tshwane acting chief of staff Jordan Griffiths said Social Development does help families in need by providing food and blankets.
-daily sun
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