Pretoria – Cabinet has sent condolences to the family of Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) student leader Lesego Benjamin Phehla, who died after an accident in Soshanguve.
Phehla died after a car crashed into a crowd of protesting students on the streets of Soshanguve in late October.
Cabinet also sent condolences to the family and friends of the former Deputy Minister of Social Development, Bongi Maria Ntuli, who was a dedicated gender activist.
Cabinet also joined President Jacob Zuma in extending condolences to the family and friends of photojournalist Juda Ngwenya, whose iconic images documented South Africa’s history.
Condolences were also sent to the family and friends of Abram Thuri Phago, who died when two trains collided on the rail split near Tembisa in Johannesburg. Cabinet wishes those who injured in the collision a speedy recovery.
“The Department of Transport will be working with Prasa [Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa] and Railway Safety Regulator to fast track the board of inquiry into the full investigation to determine the root cause of the accident to prevent a recurrence of such fatal accidents,” Cabinet said in a statement.
Cabinet sent condolences to the people of Cameroon following the tragic train accident between Yaoundé and Douala, which left 79 people dead. It wished the injured a speedy recovery. – SAnews.gov.za
