KZN govt offers assistance to families who lost loved ones in Ladysmith floods

The KwaZulu-Natal government has offered assistance to grieving families in Ladysmith who lost loved ones in the devastating Christmas Eve floods.

Six bodies were recovered on Thursday, with the death toll now at 11, while five others remain unaccounted for.

KwaZulu-Natal COGTA spokesperson, Sboniso Mngadi: “In response to this heart-wrenching tragedy, the government has committed to provide support, including counseling and assistance with the burial arrangements to all affected families.”

-EWN

In other news – RIP: Actress Leleti Khumalo pays tribute to her ex-husband Mbongeni Ngema

Mzansi writer, lyricist, composer, director, choreographer, and theatre producer, Mbongeni Ngema’s ex-wife Leleti Khumalo has shared a tribute to the late veteran playwright.

Ngema died shortly after being attended by doctors at Adelaide and OR Tambo Memorial Hospital in Mbizana in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday after following a car crash involving a truck on the R61. Khumalo shared an official tribute statement on her social media platforms sending her condolences to the Ngema family. Read More