Overview
- The child, identified as Tsakani Mabunda, was discovered in a pit latrine in Nkuzana (Wisani Section) in the Collins Chabane Local Municipality, Limpopo.
- She went missing while playing with other children, and community members and police found her during a search.
- She was removed from the pit and taken to a local health facility, where she was certified dead on arrival.
- The South African Police Service in Hlanganani has registered an inquest docket and is investigating, urging community cooperation.
- Activist Siyabulela Jentile, speaking for Civic Root Advocacy, blamed systemic governance failures and called for urgent action to eradicate pit latrines.