FILOMENA Homo's life has been buzzing for three years.
And it's all thanks to a swarm of bees that have targeted her shack and everyone in it.
Not only that, the bees are also targeting customers at Filomena's spaza shop and she has had enough.
The 36-year-old has been living in Riverside informal settlement in Mamelodi, Tshwane since 2019.
But her peace was disturbed in 2020 when the bees arrived.
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Filomena, who lives alone after her husband died in 2021, said the bees sting her whenever she is cooking and even when she is sleeping and she can't take the pain anymore.
"The bees have made my life miserable. I cannot even enjoy sitting in my yard. They are also chasing my customers away," she said.
Filomena said she tried to chase the bees away by burning tyres, but they seem to be stubborn.
"There were a few of them when they first came into my shack, but they have now multiplied. We tried to chase them away when my husband was still alive, but failed.
"I am left alone to deal with these bees. My neighbours have also fallen victim to the bees. I no longer enjoy living in my own home," she said.
Although Filomena hasn't consulted zangoma or prophets, she doesn't suspect the bees were sent by evil people. But she keeps praying and hoping she would one day wake up to find them gone.
Neighbour Nontando Gagela (30) said the bees also sting their children.
"They will end up killing us," she said.
Another neighbour (29) said she was recently stung by a bee.
"Me and my two sons, aged five and 11, were stung by the bees. We want them gone," she said.
Keshvi Nair of the National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said they contacted Filomena.
City of Tshwane spokesman Lindela Mashigo said: "The municipality does not render such services of removing bees to individuals or private property owners."
