Help me continue Gugu Zulu’s legacy‚ Letshego asks mourners

28 July 2016 - 13:45 By Nomahlubi Jordaan

Letshego Zulu made an impassioned plea to those in power to erect a medical facility on Mount Kilimanjaro in honour of all those who have died of altitude sickness on the mountain.“I would like to make a plea to all of you to help me continue his legacy. He cared for the world. He did so much for so many people selflessly. He was away from home a lot for charitable purposes‚” she told mourners at a funeral service for Gugu Zulu on Thursday. “We need to erect a medical facility at Horombo specifically because that is the one place where I saw his biggest smile because it’s above the clouds. We need the facility‚ even if it’s manned by one doctor a week. Many people suffer from altitude sickness [at Horombo]."Letshego was speaking at her husbands funeral and again reiterated that she would do everything in her power to continue his legacy. “I will continue to do more work to keep a girl child at school. This cause was important to him [Zulu]. I ask you to come together‚ go with me on this journey. I was married to an amazing man and that gives me strength to stand up. I will continue to stand and speak for the two of us‚” Letshego said.She added that she will go back to Mount Kilimanjaro‚ where Gugu died while taking part in the Trek4Mandela expedition on Mount Kilimanjaro last Monday...

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