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Two toddlers die after suffocating in old car

Two toddlers have died after suffocating in an abandoned old car parked a stone's throw away from their home.

The incident, which took place at Makakatlela ward in Oodi just outside the city capital last Thursday, has left the two toddler's parents with more questions than answers.

According to eyewitnesses who spoke on condition of anonymity, the two toddlers - a nephew and his uncle - were left in the care of their 19-year-old sister as the parents had left for work.

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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