Shandu and his colleague, Simphiwe Cele, both local municipal workers, went missing while they were on their way back home from a funeral in Harrismith on Saturday night.
Solomon Shandu and Simphiwe Cele were on their way back home from a colleague’s funeral in Harrismith on Saturday night, when their car was swept away as they were trying to cross the swollen river.
Six weeks after the devastating floods which left hundreds dead and scores missing last month, heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday ravaged the province once more, resulting in massive damage to infrastructure once again.