Family puzzled by girls going blind on their 12th birthday

Praxides Nakhavi (left) and her sister Sharon Natecho. Praxides suddenly went blind in 2017, a year later, her sister Natecho is turning blind. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

In September 2017, Praxides Ahavi, then aged 12, left her parents’ home in Majimazuri village, Navakholo Constituency for school.

She was in perfect health and was preparing for the next Social Studies class late morning when something strange happened.