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The relatives of the late Emihle Tukani (13), from Mputi location in Mthatha, who was raped and murdered allegedly by a shepherd in April this year, received a house from the Department of Human Settlements, last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her mother, Zoleka Tukani (36), said even though her child would never come back, at least the government showed that it cared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were living in this dilapidated structure because our house was swept away by heavy rains. I cannot replace the life of my daughter with this house but we thank government because it showed the support for what we went through,\u201d said Tukani. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emihle was a member of the Inkciyo (a group of young boys and girls who undergo virginity testing to promote abstinence from sex). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said on the day of the incident, her grandmother, Nowatuse Tukani (61), sent her to fetch R10 from the suspect who was known as Mqwathi (47); she never returned. When she went to look for her at Mqwathi\u2019s place, he denied seeing her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He then later confessed that he had raped and strangled her to death. He then showed the villagers where he had taken Emihle\u2019s body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angry villagers allegedly took the law into their own hands and killed Mqwathi, who died on the scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The late Emihle Tukani\u2019s mother, Zoleka, and her grandmother, Nowatusi Tukani received a house from the MEC for Human Settlements, Siphokazi Lusithi.<\/div>\n
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MEC for Human Settlements, Siphokazi Lusithi, said, \u201cWe are here to ensure that we fulfil the promise that was made by the Premier of the Eastern Cape, Oscar Mabuyane, when he visited this family during the tragedy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have visited the OR Tambo District area to look at what the department had done so far to ensure that people receive houses,\u201d said Lusithi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added that they were also looking at the solutions for when heavy storms affect the communities. She said they were also aware that they have projects that were not functioning in the OR Tambo, and some were left unfinished by contractors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lusithi confirmed that the municipality agreed to work with them to ensure that they revisit all those programmes in order to see what they could do in order to ensure that they are functioning again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know that the Tukani family were not the only ones who were hit by heavy storms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are committing ourselves that we will come back and give more clarity on what is going to happen before the end of this year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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