Tongaat tornado rips lives apart

Loss and bureaucracy too much to bear for mother injured in Tongaat tornado

09 June 2024 - 00:00 By Sisanda Mgojo and Lwazi Hlangu

Maria Nyambose is grieving and in pain. The 36-year old mother of 16-month-old twin girls, Nawinna and Nashant, was pinned under a wall when a tornado ripped through Tongaat, north of Durban, on Monday...

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