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Forensic Pathology Services load little Khomanani Mawa's body into their vehicle after it was retrieved from the Evaton sewerage system on 8 September 2021. Mawa fell into a manhole near his Orange Farm home on 5 September 2021. Picture: Edwin Ntshidi/Eyewitness News

Orange farm

Family in shock after search for Khomanani Mawa ends in tragedy

By Edwin Ntshidi

For a few days Khomamani Mawa’s family held on to hope and prayed for a miracle. But it was not to be.

  • Forensic Pathology Services load little Khomanani Mawa's body into their vehicle after it was retrieved from the Evaton sewerage system on 8 September 2021. Mawa fell into a manhole near his Orange Farm home on 5 September 2021. Picture: Edwin Ntshidi/Eyewitness News

    Child's body retrieved from Evaton sewerage system identified as Khomanani Mawa

    Mawa fell into the uncovered manhole on Sunday afternoon a few kilometres away in Orange Farm while playing with friends.

    250 days ago
  • A six-year-old boy fell into this manhole on 5 September 2021 in Orange Farm. The boy and other children were said to be playing at the manhole. Search and rescue teams had yet to find the boy on 6 September 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    Municipal workers retrieve child's body from Evaton sewerage system

    The body is suspected to be that of six-year-old Khomanani Mawa, who fell into an open manhole on Sunday.

    250 days ago
  • A six-year-old boy fell into this manhole on 5 September 2021 in Orange Farm. The boy and other children were said to be playing at the manhole. Search and rescue teams had yet to find the boy on 6 September 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    Rescue teams not giving up on finding Khomanani Mawa

    From what specialist teams on the ground have said, the search for Khomanani Mawa may not be concluded as soon as they had hoped.

    251 days ago
  • A six-year-old boy fell into this manhole on 5 September 2021 in Orange Farm. The boy and other children were said to be playing at the manhole. Search and rescue teams had yet to find the boy on 6 September 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    Officials probing claims missing Khomanani Mawa (6) was pushed into manhole

    This information was disclosed by the city’s mayoral committee member for infrastructure, Gift Moerane, who visited the area on Tuesday.

    251 days ago
  • A six-year-old boy fell into this manhole on 5 September 2021 in Orange Farm. The boy and other children were said to be playing at the manhole. Search and rescue teams had yet to find the boy on 6 September 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    Emfuleni mayor joins search for missing Orange Farm boy

    Khomanani Mawa plunged into an open manhole and disappeared just a few meters from his home.

    252 days ago
  • Exposed manholes in Orange Farm Exentsion 3 have led to a six-year-old boy falling into one of them. Picture:  Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    'We are broken': Orange Farm boy who fell into manhole yet to be found

    Teams from Joburg Water and others have spent hours trying to access underground utility system in the hopes of finding six-year-old Khomanani Mawa.

    252 days ago
  • 'All I want is my baby’s body so we can bury him' - Search continues for boy who fell into manhole

    A six-year-old boy fell into a manhole nearby his home in Orange Farm on 5 September 2021. He still has not been found. #OrangeFarm

    252 days ago
  • A six-year-old boy fell into this manhole on 5 September 2021 in Orange Farm. The boy and other children were said to be playing at the manhole. Search and rescue teams had yet to find the boy on 6 September 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    CoJ team joins search for Orange Farm boy (6) who fell into open manhole

    The child’s family said that he was playing with friends on Sunday when he plunged into the hole.

    252 days ago
  • FILE: Rocks blockade a road during a protest. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Orange Farm residents block roads with tyres, rocks in protest over electricity

    Johannesburg Metro Police officers on the scene said it was not safe for motorists in that area at the moment. Residents are complaining over not having electricity in their area.

    330 days ago
  • Late Joburg Mayor Jodilee Matongo. Picture: @MatongoMmc/Twitter

    CoJ's Matongo earmarks Ivory Park, Kliptown and Orange Farm for major upgrades

    Joburg MMC for Finance Jodilee Matongo told the metro’s council that the areas would enjoy public services and facilities, just as Soweto has since 1994.

    356 days ago
  • FILE: Eskom technicians remove illegal electricity connections. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    ‘There’s no living here, only suffering’: Orange Farm community on power issues

    Orange Farm has become notorious for illegal electricity connections, faulty transformers and blacked-out streets, with several areas having no power for months, while others have been in the dark for over a year.

    503 days ago
  • Police Minister Bheki Cele at an inter-ministerial briefing on the coronavirus in Pretoria on 13 March 2020. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Orange Farm residents urge Bheki Cele to prioritise children’s killings

    No arrests have yet been made and outraged residents feel the community is been side-lined while murders continue to escalate.

    597 days ago
  • Police officers. Picture: EWN.

    Orange Farm community pleads for improved policing after child murders

    A funeral service is under way for two children who were found murdered in the township last week.

    598 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS Facebook page.

    Orange Farm residents want woman found with murdered kids' clothes questioned

    The children, aged six and eight, were last seen walking home from a hair salon on Friday night.

    603 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter.

    Orange Farm residents demand answers after 2 children found murdered

    The community in the south of Joburg held a prayer service in the afternoon at the spot where the bodies of the six-year-old boy and eight-year-old girl were found.

    603 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS

    Gauteng SAPS appeal to public for information after 2 children’s bodies found

    The bodies of the children aged six and eight were discovered after they went missing on Friday.

    604 days ago
  • FILE: A lamp post used as a bridge for illegal electricity connections. Picture: EWN

    'We don’t matter': Orange Farm residents detail struggles of life without power

    Some parts of Orange Farm have gone without electricity for months after a power transformer exploded. The affected residents have revealed how the lack of power has affected their quality of life in an already struggling community.

    617 days ago
  • FILE: City Power officials on 3 June 2020 disconnected illegal electricity connections at Phumula Mqashi informal settlement in Vlakfontein. The officials were joined by JMPD and SAPS officers. Picture: @CityPowerJhb/Twitter.

    Power struggle: Orange Farm residents accuse Eskom technicians of corruption

    Several areas have been without power for months, while others have been in the dark for over a year.

    617 days ago
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