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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>FOR many, the new year brought joy and excitement. However, 1 January, a day often filled with exquisite delicacies and fireworks, was not the same for Uzebia Haikongo, who began the new year in despair.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the middle of a widely celebrated day, we were rolling on the ground crying while watching our shack on fire. We lost everything,\u201d an emotional Haikongo told The Namibian yesterday.<\/p>\n

Haikongo (55), who resides in Windhoek’s informal settlement of Okahandja Park, said she was at a shopping centre in Okuryangava when she was informed that her house was on fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember dropping everything in so much confusion and running home. I found my place surrounded by so many people and firefighters trying to put out the fire,\u201d Haikongo said.<\/p>\n

Even though the fire was blazing everywhere, Haikongo said she still wanted to rush in and retrieve the children’s clothing.<\/p>\n

She added that her house was occupied by eight people, including her four grandchildren who go to school.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs days are getting closer to schools opening, I get anxious and my heart really hurts because my grandchildren will return to school without any uniforms or stationery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only clothes we are left with are the ones we are wearing. How will these children go to school in torn clothes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

According to Haikongo, the fire started in their neighbour’s shack, who allegedly left a gas stove on when she left her house. The fire spread to three other shacks in the surrounding area.<\/p>\n

The Namibian tried to reach the other affected families but to no avail.<\/p>\n

Haikongo’s daughter, Otille Ndaudako (38), who is the breadwinner of the family, says she puts bread on the table by selling a traditional drink (epwaka) and traditional attire.<\/p>\n

Yesterday Ndaudako told The Namibian that at the time of the horrific incident, she was in Onaitembu village in Omusati region.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came to Windhoek the following day and I found everything gone. The only thing I found was nothing but ashes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The family, therefore, is appealing to Good Samaritans to donate corrugated iron sheets to rebuild their home as well as school uniforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an 18-year-old girl at Mountain View High School, a 13-year-old boy at Tobias Hainyeko Primary School, eight-year-old girl in Grade 2 at Green Leaves Primary School, and a seven-year-old girl at a preschool that requires school uniform,\u201d Ndaudako said.<\/p>\n

She added that all the identification cards and national documents were lost in the fire and they have been sleeping in the open on empty stomachs.<\/p>\n

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