JULY RIOTS | ‘Bridge of death’: woman recalls stampede that killed sister and others

At least 12 bodies were crushed during the pandemonium on a bridge connecting Lamontville and Umlazi

21 July 2022 - 20:19 By Mfundo Mkhize and Orrin Singh

When Nomonde Dlamini’s neighbour knocked on the door of her shack at Ekuthuleni informal settlement in Lamontville in July last year, little did she know the woman would be bringing her tragic news about her sister...

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