{"id":50950,"date":"2026-02-26T13:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=50950"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:02:10","slug":"youtuber-owamie-reflects-on-tough-week-after-burying-grandmother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/26\/youtuber-owamie-reflects-on-tough-week-after-burying-grandmother\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTuber Owamie reflects on &#8216;tough week&#8217; after burying grandmother"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Through her YouTube channel, Owamie Netshivhazwaulu has explained to her followers that her absence last week was because she was mourning the passing of her paternal grandmother, who was buried on Saturday, 21 February, in Venda.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-owamie-endured-a-challenging-week\">OWAMIE ENDURED A CHALLENGING WEEK<\/h2>\n<p>After receiving the news of her grandmother\u2019s passing, she realised that she wouldn\u2019t be able to see her body at the mortuary, as per African custom, since a project sprang up during that week, and she could only travel to Venda on Friday for the funeral, which took place on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Owamie shared fond memories of her grandmother with her followers. The 35-year-old remembered how her granny blessed her new car with a prayer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What A Tough Week, She Passed Away\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yfskt9yDYsk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Owamie, who divorced her husband in 2021, also mentioned that her father was present at the funeral, but they did not engage due to their strained relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Owamie focused on bidding farewell to her beloved grandmother. Another fond memory she shared was that her grandmother was outspoken, full of life, and often loved inquiring about her love life.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-owamie-s-fans-conveyed-words-of-support-and-love\">OWAMIE\u2019S FANS CONVEYED WORDS OF SUPPORT AND LOVE<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"98\" data-id=\"2447727\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2447727\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" data-loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YouTuber-Owamie-reflects-on-tough-week-after-burying-grandmother.jpg?resize=640%2C98&#038;ssl=1\" 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