The three construction workers who died after being trapped inside a drain they were working on in Cape Town last week have been identified.
Initially reports indicate that two workers were trapped and died but the company they worked for, CSV Construction, has confirmed that it was three people.
Thembela Mapoyi, 35, Johan Lubanka, 44, and Yanga Nayo, 30, were laid to rest on Wednesday last week during a service in the Eastern Cape, director Hannes Coetzee said.
Mapoyi and Lubanka had been with CSV for 10 years while Nayo was with them for seven.
“Each had been hardworking, loyal, highly skilled and experienced employees who had long service records with the company.
“A memorial was held on Wednesday, October 19, and families, colleagues and the community were all able…