Ladysmith floods: Recovery of 2 more bodies takes death toll to 13

The death toll in the Ladysmith flood disaster has climbed to 13 after two more bodies were recovered on Friday.

Residents have been reeling since heavy rains battered the KwaZulu-Natal town when a river burst its bank on Christmas Eve.

IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson, Sam Meyerick, said that search teams were working around the clock to find the three missing bodies.

“Efforts by SAPS, K9 search and rescue, SAPS search and rescue, IPSS search and rescue, and various other teams has led to the recovery of two other victims. The search will continue throughout the day.”

-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