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/ 31 December 2005

Teenager commits suicide after failing matric

An 18-year-old matriculant from Eshowe, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, committed suicide after finding out that he had failed his matric examinations for the second time, South African Broadcasting Corporation news reported on Friday. The teenager was found hanging from a tree by family members after collecting his results from Manxele High School.

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/ 21 March 2005

Grandmother, children shot and set alight in KZN

Shocked residents of KwaZulu-Natal’s Mandawe village were trying to help police on Monday track down the murderers of a grandmother and her five grandchildren, who were burnt beyond recognition. ”At first, everybody was too shocked to speak but now they are trying to help us,” said police spokesperson Captain Tienkie van Vuuren.