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Community members stand behind the water tank in which the two boys burnt to death.

Tank of death

 

They went to the bush to play, but their trip of fun ended in their tragic death when an old water tank they were playing in caught fire.

Scores of bemused villagers watched on in disbelief as the burnt bodies of two young friends, Hangwani Malange (5) and Mukhwethwa Tshidada (6), were retrieved from the burnt tank at Vari-Ha-Mutonga last Wednesday.

At this stage, the circumstances around the death of the two boys are very vague and the spokesperson for the police at Waterval, W/O Kedibone Mabatha, said that the police had opened an inquest docket. He also appealed to the parents to take care of their children

The father of Hangwani,  Mr Abraham Malange, said that the family was battling to come to terms with the tragedy. "We are greatly saddened by this deaths. Everything is in the hands of God," he added. He mentioned that the family had accepted that the incident was beyond human control and they blamed nobody for the two's death. "Children want to play and they should not be denied the right to do that. Let them play in a safe environment where they will not be exposed to dangers like what happened to our child," he said.

Vhamusanda Vho-Ndishavhelafhi Netshia said the whole community was saddened by the incident. "We never expected that to happen, as the children always played there."

Netshia said they had to think of what to do in order to avert a recurrence of the incident. "What we have to do here is to sit down with the relevant stakeholders and see what we can do for our children. They need facilities for play, and the government, together with the community, should make provision for that," he said. He expressed his condolences to the two families. He called upon all parents to watch out when their children are playing.

Vhavenda King Toni Mphephu Ramabulana has expressed his sympathy to the two families. 

Tshidada was buried last Sunday and Malange will be buried tomorrow (Saturday).

News - Date: 26 September 2014

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Kaizer Nengovhela

Kaizer Nengovhela started writing stories for Limpopo Mirror in 2000. Prior to that he had a five year stint at Phala-Phala FM as sports presenter. In 2005 Kaizer received an award from the province's premier as Best Sports Presenter. The same year he was also nominated as Best Sports Reporter by the Makhado Municipality. Kaizer was awarded the Mathatha Tsedu award in 2014.

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