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Condolences Family Chilean Tourist

GCIS / SAnewsRef: https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/condolences-family-chilean-tourist

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This is a SAnews news article dated 26 October 2018 reporting that the Acting Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Weziwe Thusi, sent condolences to the family of Chilean tourist Slavo Yaksic. The article states that Yaksic’s body was discovered with stab wounds at a Ladysmith mortuary after he was last seen alive between Dundee and Underberg on 24 September 2018, and that his father Sergio identified the body on Saturday. Thusi condemns the killing, expresses sympathy to the family, and calls on Acting Provincial Commissioner General Lucky Mkhwanazi to ensure the matter is thoroughly investigated and perpetrators are identified.

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Key Takeaways

Acting Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Weziwe Thusi sent condolences
Victim: Chilean tourist Slavo Yaksic
Body discovered with stab wounds at Ladysmith mortuary
Last seen alive between Dundee and Underberg on 24 September 2018
Body found outside Ladysmith on 13 October 2018
Father Sergio Yaksic identified the body on Saturday
Acting Provincial Commissioner General Lucky Mkhwanazi tasked to investigate thoroughly
Weziwe Thusi
Slavo Yaksic
Sergio Yaksic
Lucky Mkhwanazi
KwaZulu-Natal
Ladysmith mortuary
Dundee
Underberg
SAnews
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