The community of Tongaat, in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), is mourning the death of a 21-year old man, who was electrocuted to his death, over the weekend.
The man was walking in the Emona area, when he accidentally stepped on live electricity wires.
Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in KZN, is using the incident to call on municipalities, to clamp down on illegal electricity connections.
“These connections are a serious threat to human life and safety. It is a tragedy that our province continues to lose innocent lives to this dangerous practice every year.”
His department refused to release the name of the man, saying this is due “to the respect for the next of kin.”
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