Daily Dispatch

Help create Gugu Zulu time capsule

- By CHRIZELDA KEKANA

LETSHEGO Zulu wants to ensure that Gugu Zulu’s legacy never fades away – mostly for their daughter, who will now get to know her dad through a time capsule put together by her mom and South Africa.

Speaking to TMG‚ Letshego explained that she needed help to create a time capsule that would give a bigger and better picture of Gugu to their now two-year-old daughter.

“I decided to do the time capsule simply because I have a lot of beautiful memories to share – but I can only tell Lelethu so much about her dad.

“However, an entire nation has amazing memories of him as well and I would love to give her a bigger and better story of her dad‚” she said.

Letshego explained she is on a mission to get as many people as possible to share the experience­s they shared with Gugu‚ all for Lelethu’s benefit.

“The idea of asking people for their memories was brought to me by one of Gugu’s closest friends, Maurice Mdlolo.

“I’m asking people to e-mail their memories to me, so I can print them and collate them in the form of a coffee table book for her, which she can then have for the rest of her life‚” she said.

The adventure-mommy said she plans on giving Lelethu access to the treasure as soon as she starts asking questions about her dad.

“I will give it to her when she’s a teenager or when she starts asking about her dad. Of course she needs to be old enough to read.

“I’ll take cues from her in terms of readiness‚” she said.

She added she also kept some of Gugu’s possession­s for her daughter – things like his favourite time-piece‚ his sports watch‚ mini car models‚ and favourite T-shirt.

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