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Children between the ages of six and eight were electrocuted in the informal settlement of Jika Joe on Saturday.
FILE: Illegal electrical connection. Image: Christa Eybers / EWN.
JOHANNESBURG – KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Government (KZN) MEC Sipho Hlomuka calls for action against those responsible for illegal electrical connections in a Pietermaritzburg municipality that led to the death of three children.
Children between the ages of six and eight were electrocuted in the informal settlement of Jika Joe on Saturday.
The circumstances surrounding the incident are not yet clear, but Hlomuka said he was horrified by the tragedy and asked the Msunduzi municipality to investigate the matter.
Earlier this year, an eight-year-old girl was electrocuted while playing in an open field near illegal connections in the western community of Grabouw.
Four children died the same way at George last year.
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