i want to make sure that this never happens again. I want to raise money for toilets for schools in South Africa. If plumbing is not available we can obtain portable toilets. Please help no child should drown in a toilet ever anywhere!!
Little Viwe Jali died at the Luna Primary School in Bizana on Tuesday, although it was not yet clear what the exact cause of her death was. She was in Grade R.
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“The death of a child in such an undignified manner is completely unacceptable, and incredibly disturbing,” said Motshekga in a statement.
“I would like to send my sincere condolences to the family of our Viwe Jali, who passed away tragically on Tuesday. I cannot begin to know the trauma the parents are experiencing, it is truly a tragic incident and my sympathies are with them.”
Mzamba police were investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.
Counselling was also being offered to staff and pupils at the school.
The incident was similar to one at a school outside Polokwane, where 5-year-old Michael Komape drowned in a pit toilet in 2014.
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