FROM THE PARENTS

VUYOKAZI

Vuyokazi Balelo is from Langa in Cape Town. She and Comfort Malope have three children together: 10-year-old Asenathi; Mbalentle, a girl, who is 5; and Baby Mellow Kelebogile. Vuyokazi works as a security guard near Century City.

In December, she gave birth to her youngest – little Kelebogile. She was taken to the ICU because she was struggling to breathe and was diagnosed with a heart condition – caused by Down syndrome. “I was confused. I didn’t know what that is,” Vuyokazi recalls. “I thought they were joking. It was only when I went to attend groups at the