Sisonke Mlamla sisonke.mlamla@inl.co.za A FAMILY from the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi is devastated after the death of their two sons, who drowned in a nearby dam.
Asanele, 13, and Mivuyo Dweni, 11, disappeared under the water while playing with their friends.
Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said the police had opened an inquest docket after the drowning of two brothers, at about 1pm, in a dam in Symphony Way on Tuesday.
According to reports, four boys were playing in the dam on a foam slab when it overturned.
“A witness managed to save two of the boys but, unfortunately, the other two boys, who could not swim, disappeared under the water and he could not find them,” said Van Wyk.
Van Wyk said members of the police diving…
