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Tragic Drowning Claims Life of Nelson Mandela University Student

4/5/2026

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Lathitha Mhlathi, an 18-year-old economics student at Nelson Mandela University, drowned in a lake in Gqeberha, South Africa.
His mother, Portia Mhlathi, discovered his death after he failed to answer her calls.
Portia, who has no fixed income, is raising funds to bring her son's body home to Mthatha.
The cause of death has been confirmed as drowning.

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Lathitha Mhlathi, an 18-year-old economics student at Nelson Mandela University, drowned in a lake in Gqeberha, South Africa.
His mother, Portia Mhlathi, discovered his death after he failed to answer her calls.
Portia, who has no fixed income, is raising funds to bring her son's body home to Mthatha.
The cause of death has been confirmed as drowning.