A
portion
of
Luveve
cemetery
was
burnt
by
a
veld
fire
which
destroyed
grave
markers
and
some
of
the
tombstones.
“BCC
is
responsible
for
the
fire
at
Luveve
cemetery,
it
destroyed
grave
markers
and
it
will
be
difficult
for
people
to
identify
the
graves
especially
those
without
tombstones,”
said
one
resident.
Another
resident
said
some
of
the
graves
which
were
affected
had
just
had
their
tombstones
done
and
waiting
to
be
unveiled.
A
CITE
news
crew
visited
the
cemetery
and
confirmed
that
a
portion
of
the
cemetery
had
been
affected
by
the
fire.
A
group
of
prisoners
were
also
observed
slashing
grass
in
another
section
of
the
cemetery.
Contacted
for
a
comment,
BCC Corporate
communications
manager,
Nesisa
Mpofu
refuted
claims
that
the
council
was
responsible
for
starting
the
fire.
“The
City
of
Bulawayo
does
not
have
a
programme
for
burning
grass
as
a
way
of
clearing
cemeteries.
We
are
not
sure
what
started
the
fire
at
the
Luveve
Cemetery
and
we
are
equally
concerned.
It
is
thus
not
true
that
the
City
burnt
the
grass,”
she
said.