'What threat was a tiny 13-year-old to a cop?' – Family reeling after boy killed in fight for electricity
Family of Philasande Yende believes he would still be alive if municipality had delivered services to residents
21 May 2023 - 00:02
Philasande Yende was a sports-mad grade 7 pupil at Robert Carruthers School in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga. He was deputy head boy, a “magnificent” example to his fellow pupils and dreamed of becoming a professional athlete or a pilot, and travelling the world...
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