'She was kept at home due the rains, but was later sent on an errand. Unfortunately, she was swept away and drowned.'
Asiphe Buso, 11, was one of three pupils who drowned in the province following heavy rains on Wednesday.
"Asiphe was from Mzamo Primary School in Alfred Nzo West district. She was kept at home due the rains, but was later sent on an errand. Unfortunately, she was swept away and drowned," said the department's spokesperson Mali Mtima.
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