Education department supports full investigation after grade 10 pupil drowns during Equal Education trip

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Mhlanga said the department in the province received information from SAPS about the incident after the body of the pupil was recovered from one of the Buffalo City metropolitan beaches.

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Avethandwa Nokhangela was swept out to sea while swimming near the Palm Springs Holiday Resort near East London on Thursday.The basic education department said a full investigation into the death of 15-year-old Avethandwa Nokhangela from Xolani High School in the Eastern Cape was required to get to the bottom of the matter as there were many questions that remained unanswered.

“The provincial department learnt of the incident when some members of the community raised their concerns after reports involving the death of a learner in the area. Members of Sea Rescue services and the police assisted the department officials to piece together details of the incident,” Mhlanga said.

He said the provincial department had already sent officials to the school to arrange psychosocial support to pupils and particularly those who attended the Equal Education event. “This is being conducted speedily and will be finalised as soon as possible. Interviews have been conducted with Equal Education staff who were present at the camp and other people who were on the scene. We have also spent time with the Equaliser’s family,” said general secretary Noncedo Madubedube.

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