A 34-year-old resident of Ramantsha, Ms Mainganya Ratshibaya, passed away last Tuesday, allegedly of food poisoning.

According to her mother, Ms Elisa Ratshibaya, she received a call from her daughter’s neighbours late on Monday night, informing her that her daughter was ill. “When I arrived there, I found my daughter in bed. She was very weak and sick." She said that her daughter’s tongue had turned blue when she arrived at the house.

She said that the way her daughter had died affected the whole family. “What puzzles us is that her tongue had turned blue. We need answers. I am saddened and in a state of shock. I do not have any idea as to what could have happened,” she said.

Mr Peter Mulaudzi, husband of the deceased, said that he was still extremely shocked. “We are not pointing fingers at anybody now but hope that a post mortem will shed light on the reason of her death.”

Mainganya will be buried on Saturday at the Madombidzha cemetery. The service will start at 06:00 at Ramantsha.