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Address by the Executive Mayor of Tsantsabane Local Municipality

Tsantsabane Local MunicipalityRef: https://tsantsabane.gov.za/2026/04/11/address-by-the-executive-mayor-of-tsantsabane-local-municipality/

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Source domain: tsantsabane.gov.za

Collected on 1 July 2026

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What this means

This document is a news-style speech posted by Tsantsabane Local Municipality. It is an address by the Executive Mayor, Cllr Helena English, delivered on 11 April 2026 on the tragic passing of 17-year-old Thumi Wentzel Williams. The Mayor calls on youth to “choose life” by avoiding violence, gangs, drugs and alcohol, urges residents to report crime and danger to SAPS, and encourages the community to support the Williams family and use available trauma counselling services.

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Trauma counselling available through the Municipality and the Department of Social Development

The Mayor says trauma counselling is available through the Municipality and the Department of Social Development and asks people to make use of it.

Who it is for
people in the Tsantsabane community who may need healing and support after the tragedy
How to act on it
Use the trauma counselling services available through the Municipality and the Department of Social Development (the document does not provide a specific contact or application steps).

The document's recorded date is 11 April 2026. Confirm on the official source.

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Trauma counselling is available through the Municipality and the Department of Social Development. Please make use of it.

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Reference

https://tsantsabane.gov.za/2026/04/11/address-by-the-executive-mayor-of-tsantsabane-local-municipality/

Key Takeaways

  • Tsantsabane Local Municipality Executive Mayor: Cllr Helena English
  • Date of address: 11 April 2026
  • Subject: On the tragic passing of Thumi Wentzel Williams
  • Victim: Thumi Wentzel Williams, 17 years old, resident of Tsantsabane
  • Calls youth to avoid fights, gangs, drugs and alcohol; “Choose life”
  • Urges reporting crime/danger/weapons at school; “Do not be a bystander”
  • States SAPS and law enforcement will act firmly; Tsantsabane will not be ruled by fear
  • Requests community support for the Williams family (attend memorial, send message, cook a meal, sit with them)
  • Mentions trauma counselling available through the Municipality and the Department of Social Development
  • Closing: May Thumi rest in peace; calls for unity and “never again”
  • Tsantsabane Local Municipality
  • Cllr Helena English
  • Thumi Wentzel Williams
  • SAPS (South African Police Service)
  • Williams family
  • Gogo Ma Williams
  • Makape family
  • Koopman family
  • Department of Social Development