The late Zahara Mtukutana's sister are at it again. ZiMoja can reveal that the two notorious sisters, Bandezwa and Lumka, are selling Zahara's belongings, including her memorabilia.
Her siblings, who were using her credit and debit cards, buying clothes and human hair in Smal Street, Joburg, while Zahara was on her death bed, have sold her legacy for R1 this time around. Items like Zahara's bedroom suite, her lounge suite, kitchen supplies, flat screen TV and her different music awards, double door fridge have all gone up for sale.
As if that was not enough, ZiMoja can also reveal that Bandezwa, who kept Zahara's phone after her death in December, is busy asking Zahara's friends and contacts on her phone to assist her with money for school fees. A source close to the situation said Zahara was a bread winner who used to support her family including paying fees for her siblings' children. "Things are bad that Zahara's sisters continue doing shocking things to prove that they don't care about their late's sister memory." ZiMoja can also reveal that her brown, expensive leather couches were sold for a measly R10 000 each to a guy called Chauke.
The sisters, who have until today to move out of Zahara's house in Joburg west, were contacted yesterday by the new owners. "They gave them until today to move out. The new owners brought people to come and clean the yard," added the source.
ZiMoja has learnt that the sisters also put up Zahara's music awards for sale. The source said, the awards, with Zahara's name inscribed on them, have not received any buyers so far. "No one has shown interest in buying the awards so far," said the source. According to another source, the sisters were advised to open a museum or sell her belongings on auctions because Zahara was loved by millions of fans. "Who would not want to see Zahara's bedroom or her couches? The sisters don't care about her legacy," added the source. While Zahara was fighting for her life her sisters Lumka and Bandezwa Mkutukana, who were occupying Zahara's house in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg took her bank card, and went shopping in Small Street, downtown. Called for comment Bandezwa said, "Please leave us alone," before dropping the phone.