Violet Siwela, a member of the African National Congress National Executive Committee, was present during their joint funeral ceremony.
The principals of Nkwenkwezi Primary School, Masilela High School, and Masana High School, Carol Mkhatshwa and Davis Masinga, respectively, as well as the principal of Masilela High School, conveyed their deepest condolences for the tragic loss of the students.
Mishack, a kid in grade 11 whose aspiration was to become a lawyer, was killed while on his way to school on May 16 by a speeding Ford Ranger double cab that belonged to the Mpumalanga Department of Education and was driving on the R40 route outside Dwarsloop near Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga.
On their way to school, Stevens, a student in grade 9 at Masana, and his younger brother Lesley, a student in grade 7 at Nkwenkwezi, were both struck by a speeding Toyota Quantum cab. Lesley aspired to become a medical doctor, while Stevens wanted to become a pilot, according to their devastated parents, Sipho Ubisi (37) and Sibongile Mkhabela (37).
Mishack was a courteous young man, according to Gogo Esinah Chiloane, 61, who brought him up from a poor background. “I’m left alone. I brought him up from a poor background, and he never once grumbled when he had to go to the hospital to get medicine for me. He was the support that I relied on the most. Death stole my hero away from me,” she said.
“I can vouch for the fact that both the premier and the MEC for education were present in order to show their support for both families. In addition to that, she expressed her gratitude to the Mubta Taxi Association for their representation of the taxi business.
On the other hand, the manager of the Dwarsloop school circuit, Oscar Nonyane, voiced his displeasure with the taxi association. “I’m hurt. It causes a great deal of agony. We demand payment from the taxi sector. “You stole a pilot and a doctor from our team,” he said.
Boyluck Moya, the secretary of the Mubta Taxi Association, said, “We are standing here with no strength. It’s a terrible thing to happen, and we feel very remorse and embarrassed.”