Parents angered by probe finding into Nyanga boysâ sinkhole deaths
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Cape Town â The community and families of the four boys killed when they fell into a hole under a bridge along the N2 highway earlier this month say they are disappointed by the outcome of an investigation into the deaths, and called for government to take responsibility.
A Provincial Department of Transport and Public Works investigation found that the theft of filling by criminals led to the deaths of Ivakele Kalikopu, 13, Nqabayethu Mlaza, 12, Axolile Mabangula, 11, and Azola Quweni, 13 when they fell into the hole under the bridge at the N2 Borcherds Quarry turn-off close to Nyanga on February 8.
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Cape Town sandbank tragedy: Death of four children put down to theft
Department of Transport and Public Works investigated the sandbank tragedy and has finally completed its work. Here are the findings.
Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works Bonginkosi Madikizela delivered the technical findings of an investigation into the Cape Town sandbank tragedy. On Thursday 25 February two weeks after the incident, Madikizela said theft led to the tragedy.
On Monday 8 February 2021, four young boys were playing on the embankment of the bridge crossing Borcherd’s Quarry Road on the Cape Town bound carriageway of the N2 when the sandbank collapsed.
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