City of Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse says there was no record of the two open manholes at the park in Dlamini, Soweto, being reported.
says there was no record of the two open manholes at the park in Dlamini, Soweto, being reported.
“We will be investigating to find out who they were reported to, perhaps they were reported to an individual who did not pass on the information. So, we need to find out where those weaknesses in communication are.”Khayalethu Magadla, 6, fell into a manhole in Dlamini, Soweto.“As you know a lot of our manhole covers do have metal that has some street value, that attracts thieves and vandals unfortunately,” she said.
While chances of finding him alive were said to be slim, police divers, rescuers, paramedics as well as municipal workers have been hard at work to try to reunite the boy with his family A drone was used to survey land at a nearby river. This device fed live visuals to an operator, who would pick up on any items or objects resembling a human figure.
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