Staff Reporter
Premier Sisi Ntombela has met with the family of the late Jevano Liam Siegel, the teenager who was killed on Monday amid service delivery protests which engulfed Mangaung.
Siegel, a pupil at Heide Primary School in Heidedal, was allegedly killed when a security guard fired a shot to disperse a mob that was attempting to loot a warehouse.
A statement released by the premier’s spokesperson Sello Pietersen said Ntombela conveyed her condolences to the grieving family and said Jevano’s unwarranted death was a terrible tragedy which could have been avoided.
“In the meeting with the family, Premier Ntombela reaffirmed that . . . the
Free State provincial government will assist with burial costs and preparations for the funeral service . . .” read part of the statement.
The protests, known as Mangaung shutdown, officially ended on Wednesday following two days of protracted negotiations between Ntombela and her executive council, the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality and representatives of the Mangaung Community Concern.
“The (provincial government) remains committed to working with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that service delivery issues in Mangaung, raised by the community, are attended to expeditiously,” the statement added.
