Family still reeling from Umlazi massacre

Family still reeling from Umlazi massacre

Members of the Mzila family - who witnessed their loved ones being attacked and killed - are receiving trauma counselling. 

Social Dev. Minister and Mayor
Steve Bhengu


Social Development MEC, Weziwe Thusi, says it's been an unending nightmare for them.  


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She visited the grieving family in Umlazi yesterday - along with eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede - following a double attack in the township's G-section at the weekend.


"They want to have the funerals on Saturday. But the postmortems haven't been done as yet. We are going to talk to the MEC for Health, so that there is assistance for them


She says the family members have requested that the deceased be buried in their hometown of Empangeni.

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