NATIONAL NEWS - A 35-year-old teacher died on Tuesday evening while marking matric examinations papers at the Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School marking centre.
According to a police report, Philani Gumede (35) from Ibiva Combined School in Jozini, asked his friend Wiseman Phakathi for a glass of water to take his tablets.
It is alleged that after Gumede consumed the tablets, he started vomiting and collapsed. According to the report, an ambulance was called and he was certified dead at the scene. Gumede had a plastic full of tablets. His relatives have since been notified of his death.
Police took swabs of the fluid that had come through Gumede’s mouth and nose. A case of inquest is being investigated by Alexandra SAPS.
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education media liaison: deputy director, Kwazi Mthethwa, said the department is mourning the sudden death of Gumede, who met his demise at the examination marking centre.
