The household of a 19-year-obsolete sangoma has expressed shock and disgust after their daughter’s characterize used to be circulated on social media and news web sites as the pupil who took her life in KwaZulu-Natal after her suspension for wearing primitive apparel at faculty.
On Tuesday, KwaZulu-Natal training department spokesperson Muzi Mahlambi stated 15-year-obsolete Mbalenhle Ngobese, who shall be a sangoma, from Nombika Excessive in the iLembe district, had committed suicide after the faculty suspended her.
After the department intervened, the pupil had been allowed to return to faculty.
Because the news spread on social media, an image of Bongiwe “Lwandle” Ngobese (no relation) used to be shared on social media, incorrectly mentioning that she used to be the pupil who died.
This triggered fright among neighbours and members of the family who started calling the household.
Bongiwe’s characterize used to be taken in 2019 when she shared her memoir about how she used to be allegedly known as a demon by educators for wearing primitive beads at faculty.
She used to be told to construct on clothing, even in summer season, to duvet the beads up.
Bongiwe’s father, Sthembiso Ngobese, stated a neighbour alerted them to the dialog on social media on Wednesday morning.
”Our neighbour known as us and asked us if we are k. We told her that we are comely. She then came to our attach and told us that she noticed an image of our daughter on social media and heard that she has died. We had been terrorized to hear that,’’ stated Ngobese.
”It is a tragic day for us. She is humiliated. Her purchasers had been calling her. They had been terrorized to hear that she is tiring. Our daughter is aloof alive. We’re merely devastated by this.’’
Bongiwe stated she is traumatised.
”This came as a shock to me. This is annoying. I got masses of calls from my sufferers asking me if I am tiring. I was terrorized and told them that I am alive,’’ she stated.
The household known as for of us to pause circulating the image.
In the intervening time, the department of coaching in KZN sent condolences to the household of the pupil who died, adding that the department would behold into cases round her loss of life.