 
MEDIA ALERT
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR SCHOOL PUPIL KILLED IN CROSS-FIREKwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Safety and Security Bheki Cele has kept to his word to assist with funeral costs for the burial of a youth who was killed by a stray bullet last week. MEC Cele was in Umlazi this morning to hand over R10 000 to the family of 17-year-old Slindile Khuzwayo who was killed in crossfire between police and robbers last Wednesday. The MEC visited the Khuzwayo family last Friday and assured them that whoever was to blame for the killing would be punished. He also assured the family that he would dig into his own pocket and contribute towards the funeral costs. It is alleged that Khuzwayo, who was a grade 12 pupil at Ganges High School, had just alighted from a bus in Umlazi when a bullet hit her in the neck, killing her instantly. She had stepped into the middle of a car-chase and shoot-out between police and hijackers, which had started in Jacobs, Durban. Meanwhile, MEC Cele will also attend a memorial service for Slindile Khuzwayo to be held at the Ganges Secondary School, Merebank south of Durban tomorrow (9/06/2004) commencing at 8am. All media are invited to attend.
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