Five people were killed in a head-on collision on the R61 between Ngcobo and Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday night. Provincial health spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said that the five were killed instantly and six others were badly wounded. "They were transported by ambulance to the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital for treatment," he said. Kupelo added the accident was the third fatal incident on the R61 over the weekend. "On Friday we had an accident in which eight people were … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape road death toll continues to climb
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Eastern Cape initiation death toll rises to 14
The death toll for the current Eastern Cape initiation season has risen to 14, according to the provincial health department. Spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said that by Saturday afternoon 14 initiates had died, compared to 10 by Friday afternoon. Five of the boys were from Nyandeni, four from Mhlonhlo, one from Qaukeni, one from Chris Hani, one from Amathole and one from Alfred Nzo. Kupelo said five of the initiates were from legal initiation schools, while the others were from illegal … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape initiation death toll rises to 14
