Six feared dead after heavy rains
In an act of bravery and with a complete disregard for his own safety, an Eastern Cape high school pupil jumped into raging waters to try to save a fellow pupil who was swept away by heavy currents while crossing a flooded river on Monday.However, Olwethu Lamla, a grade 11 pupil at Phangalele Senior Secondary in Mabhetshe village in rural Ngqeleni, was unable to save grade 11 pupil Khanyisa Mdlangazi, 17, who was swept away by the Nkawukazi River separating Mabhetshe and the neighbouring Kwa-Zaka village on Monday afternoon.