Medical students’ bodies returned to SA
They are due to be buried separately, on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
The bodies of two medical students who died in Cuba earlier this month have been returned to South Africa.
Sibusiso Thanks Ngeleka and Sihle Cebo Makhaye, both from KZN, drowned in a swimming pool during a party at a private house in Havana, Cuba.
‘The mortal remains of the two medical students have arrived on South African soil, and are due to be buried separately tomorrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday.
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‘Amid a sombre atmosphere, the deceased arrived at Oliver Tambo International Airport after midday yesterday (Sunday), and were later flown to King Shaka International Airport. They were then transported to mortuaries closer to their homes,’ the KZN Health Department said in a statement today.
The Ngeleka family will bury their son tomorrow at KwaNzimakwe near Margate, while the Makhaye family will bury their son on Wednesday at Manguzi near the Mozambican border.
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