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News24 reports that five employees from an Eastern Cape-based TVET college were killed when their vehicle was involved in a crash with a truck on Wednesday.
The five, who worked at Ikhala TVET College, were in a work vehicle and were on their way from the central office in Komani (formerly Queenstown) to the Aliwal North campus when the accident happened. Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation (DHES&I) Minister Blade Nzimande sent condolences to the families, friends, colleagues and fellow students of the five employees (identified in report). Nzimande noted the unfortunate incident happened at a time when the DHES&I was holding an inaugural two-day TVET Colleges Strategic Industry Partnerships Summit, aimed at fostering dynamic and strategic partnerships between the department, TVET colleges and industry.
- Read the original of the report in the above regard compiled by Botho Molosankwe at News24
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