On the last day of February last year, nine-year-old Thapelo Tambani – who was deaf – tragically lost his life after saving his friend, Mulalo Muelelwa, from drowning after he had fallen into a waterlogged trench at a building site in Soshanguve.
On Thursday morning, in honour of his selfless act, Tambani was bestowed posthumously with the country’s National Order of Mendi for Bravery in Silver by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
“This young boy did not hesitate when he saw his friend fall into a water-filled pit, near his home last year. He managed to pull his friend away from danger, but lost his own life,” Ramaphosa said at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria where the ceremony took place. The Mendi of Decoration Bravery in SILVER is bestowed on THAPELO TAMBANI - for his selfless act of saving a life, which led to his unfortunate demise. His courageous act remains his legacy to all who knew him & got to know of him after his courageous sacrifice.
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