'Andries Tatane died in vain': Family reflects on tragedy 10 years later

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On the 10th anniversary of Andries Tatane’s death, his family has been reflecting on a life that was tragically taken away and what has happened in the community of Ficksburg, in the Free State where he was protesting for basic services.

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The 33-year-old married father of two was unarmed and was shot while trying to intervene and protect an elderly person from being sprayed with water.Seven police officers who had been charged in connection with his killing were acquitted by a court and the State never appealed.It’s a five-minute drive from where he took his last breath in Ficksburg, opposite the Setsoto local municipality’s offices.

Tatane’s sister, Seipati Tsoeu, said that in April 2011, their home was flooded with political heavyweights. “Government has failed, the justice system has failed the community. It’s as if Tatane never happened, we don’t need money to have a memorial, we just want to meet and pray and say, ‘we remember you Tatane’. Why promise us something they can’t deliver, we are humans, we are not toys, and we are not plastic. This yard was full but after the funeral, they were all gone.”The family showed Eyewitness News the murky water that often flowed from their taps.

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