The office of ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu has shed more light on the death of his daughter, Khwezi.
His spokesperson, Nonceba Mhlauli, said Mthembu was on his way home from parliament on Tuesday night when he received a call from another daughter informing him of a tragedy that had occurred at their home.
"Upon arrival at his parliamentary village home in Pelican Park, Cape Town, he was confronted by a very painful sight of his daughter, Khwezi Mthembu, who had, by all indications, taken her own life in her room," Mhlauli said in a statement.
"This is a very traumatic and painful experience for the family and we ask South Africans to keep us in their prayers during this difficult time.