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Monday, 24 September 2007

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Mourners during the burial of the late student
DLUDLUMA- The funeral of a Mehlobovu High School learner, Mandla Fingwane, was held over the last weekend at Dludluma. He was buried at the local cemetery. Municipal councilors, teachers, the Executive mayor of Nkomazi, Cllr Johan Mavuso, and some political moguls from the Nkomazi municipality attended the funeral. The deceased was allegedly shot while coming from studying on Saturday a fortnight ago by a member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) who was later arrested. He appeared in court facing a murder charge. During the time of going to press the suspect was expected to make his second appearance at the Tonga Magistrate’s court. On his first appearance he was denied bail pending the investigation. Fingwane died at the time when trial examinations are underway. He was also expected to write his final matric exams shortly.

 Scores of people mourned the death of Fingwane and the school suffers a big loss!

A member of the grieving family who spoke on condition of anonymity said they heard the sound of a gun and after that they saw their son sleeping in a pool of blood on that fateful Saturday. Fingwane was shot near the gate of his house and his grade 12 books were found splattered all over, tainted with blood. The family member said he is disappointed that no one from the suspect’s family came forward to offer condolences. Even the suspect’s colleagues did not attend the funeral. However, the school headmaster, Saturday Tsobolo, said they were expecting to register good matric results at the end of this year. “Despite this incident we are still committed to producing good results at the end of the year,” Tsobolo said.

The deceased is said to have been doing well in class. Executive Mayor of the Nkomazi municipality, Cllr Johan Mavuso, has sent his deepest condolences to the grieving family.
 
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