Khumalo still stranded in Bulawayo

Alfred Khumalo was deported by Botswana immigration officials in August and remains at the hospital with at least two retirement homes in Bulawayo said to have refused to take him in. “Attempts were made last month to have him moved to Ekuphumuleni Old People’s Home and also to an old people’s home located at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH)  but the plans failed,” said an official at Plumtree District Hospital.

“Officials at Ekuphumuleni requested a $50 fee per month for his upkeep but the government indicated that it could only provide $15.