Dying for an education: Pupils drown in flash floods on way home from school

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Newsletter| 17 school children were swept away in flash floods in the Eastern Cape because there are no bridges over the rivers they have to cross to get to their primary school

Luvuyo Nyangiwe stands on the bank of the Mgxojeni River holding his son Liqhame by the hand and fighting back the tears.

None of the three rivers has bridges for people to safely cross, and children as young as five take off their shoes and roll up their trousers before they cross. It was a devastating crossing of the Mgxojeni River for Nyangiwe and Liqhame, whose father had told him what had happened to his beloved sister.

“Now that our children have died, they are trying to build bridges and roads. Does it take our children dying before government can give us services? Our children’s lives were cut short by something that could have easily been avoided.”

 

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Hold on. Let us get realistic here. Is it not the collective responsibility of the Traditional Leaders & ward councellors to highlight the issues and make sure the right services reach their constituents instead of just getting payed from mother purse?

CyrilRamaphosa ANCParliament MbalulaFikile black people are still struggling under your leadership.😡😡💔💔

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