EAST LONDON, South Africa: Twenty one young people who died in a tavern tragedy in June were suffocated, five parents said on Thursday (Sep 1), relaying to reporters what health department officials told them was the conclusion of an official probe. The youths - the youngest of whom was a 13-year-old girl
EAST LONDON, South Africa: Twenty one young people who died in a tavern tragedy in June were suffocated, five parents said on Thursday , relaying to reporters what health department officials told them was the conclusion of an official probe.
A health department spokesperson for the Eastern Cape province declined to comment on the results of the investigation and told reporters the probe would not be published. "The report has come out but I'm not happy about it," said Xolile Malangeni, whose 17-year-old girl, Esinako, was among the victims. Xolile and others complained that the results were communicated by the authorities to them verbally.
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