News24 reports that according to global cruise line company MSC Cruises, it is searching for answers following the death of an employee, an Eastern Cape woman, on one of its cruise ships in March.

Hombisa Nana Mafuduka, 31, was reported dead on 24 March. According to her family, Mafuduka had vomited up blood and had collapsed. The family was later told that she died after a watertight door squeezed her. Her family said previously that they suspected foul play and further alleged that her autopsy was conducted without the family's consent. Mafuduka had worked in the ship's kitchen for two cruise sailing seasons. In a detailed response to questions from News24 last week, senior management at MSC Cruises South Africa said they had assisted Mafuduka's family following her death. "We want clarity on what happened as much as everyone else, including, of course, Hombisa's own family. This has been our stance from day one. We have cooperated, naturally and to this end, to provide the police with all of the necessary information that they seek to aid their investigation," they indicated. Senior management added that they understood the family was upset and hurt. "At the same time, it is somewhat disheartening to see incorrect rumour, innuendo and speculation being aired in the public domain about this awful tragedy and us being directly accused of not being transparent," they said. "We, as much as her family, want to get to the bottom of this," management pointed out.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Marvin Charles at News24

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