Goodhope Police Station commander, Superintendent Mogogi Mathaba, said the tragedy occurred on Friday following an episode that upset the deceased. According to Mathaba, the deceased had been cleaning the house earlier that day when a disagreement arose after her cousin accidentally spilt sugar. It is alleged that the teenager reacted angrily by taking food from the cousin and throwing it away.
According to a report elsewhere in this publication, various district councils announced that a one-bedroom home now costs over P130,000 more, a near-unthinkable 32% increase. This isn’t just a minor adjustment, but a devastating blow to the dream of affordable home ownership for ordinary citizens.What is most alarming is not just the scale of the increase, but the profound confusion it has exposed. Minister Ramogapi has publicly…