ANC regional leader who claims Dullah Omar conference was âstolenâ threatened with disciplinary action
By Tshego Lepule
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Cape Town - Old squabbles over the legitimacy of the ANCâs Dullah Omar region leadership have resurfaced to haunt the party as it prepares to host branch meetings for candidates nominations ahead of local government elections.
Claims made by regional executive committee member and Cape Town City councillor Khaya Yozi rocked the boat while addressing an ANC Youth League event held at the weekend where he alleged that the regionâs 2018 regional conference, where he was also elected, was stolen.
The ANCâs Xolani Sotashe was elected as chairperson, Joseph Thee deputy and Vuyiso JJ Tyhalisisu secretary.
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.
WATCH: Emotional scenes at memorial service for four Cape boys who died in sinkhole
By Sisonke Mlamla
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Cape Town - There were emotional scenes at Lusaka sports field in Nyanga on Tuesday as members of the community joined the families of the four boys who died after falling into a sinkhole at an N2 bridge for a memorial service.
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, who attended the service, said her wish was to see the area where the boys died declared as a memorial site, saying she would use all her energy to see to it that her wish was fulfilled.
Correction: In Saturday’s DM168 article as well as an article published on Daily Maverick online: “When four children die in a sinkhole in Nyanga, who is responsible?”, we incorrectly reported that Cape Town Executive Mayor Dan Plato said on eNCA that the children should have been playing elsewhere. He did not make such a statement to eNCA. We apologize for this error.
What the Mayor did say on eNCA was that the people who dug the hole to mine sand “should have known” that children would be curious and want to play there.
It was reported by Daily Voice’s Velani Ludidi that Plato said the children should have been playing elsewhere. In a video of Plato standing at the site of the incident, published by Daily Voice, Plato says that there are many other parks and play areas in the area for children to play in.
Police Minister Bheki Cele is expected to visit the families on Thursday.
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu have paid their respects to the parents of four boys who died after falling into a hole while playing on a sand dune in Nyanga, Cape Town.
Sisulu and Zulu visited the families on Wednesday. They were accompanied by State Security Deputy Minister Zizi Kodwa. This tragedy must be a lesson to the municipality and the government of this metro that this must never happen again because if there was a children s park in this area, this incident would not have happened. It s important that [there are] children s parks in informal areas so that children do not have to play in the roads or in open graves. And this incident must be a lesson that no child must die because there s not sufficient space to play, Kodwa told reporters.