{"id":103879,"date":"2025-02-03T15:08:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T13:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/6-year-old-girl-electrocuted-in-front-zesa-workers"},"modified":"2025-02-12T01:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T23:09:12","slug":"6-year-old-girl-electrocuted-in-front-zesa-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/6-year-old-girl-electrocuted-in-front-zesa-workers","title":{"rendered":"6-Year-Old Girl Electrocuted In Front ZESA Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A 6-year-old girl was reportedly electrocuted last week in the presence of workers from the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) at her home in Beitbridge.<\/p>\n<p>ZETDC is a subsidiary of ZESA Holdings, the state-owned firm tasked with generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity in the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to NewsDay, Nothando Vurayayi was laid to rest in her home village near Sosera Halt, Bikita.<\/p>\n<p>ZETDC covered the funeral expenses, which included the coffin, food, hearse, and transportation for mourners who travelled from Beitbridge for her final journey.<\/p>\n<p>When approached by NewsDay for a comment, Alaina Suliwa, ZETDC\u2019s stakeholder relations executive, declined to provide specific details about the organisation\u2019s involvement, saying only that a thorough investigation with other stakeholders is underway. Said Suliwa:<br \/>\nAll I can say at the moment is an investigation to establish the exact circumstance is ongoing. We will share details when the exercise has been completed.<\/p>\n<p>A relative of the deceased said they had a meeting with ZETDC officials at their office. He said:<\/p>\n<p>We ended up going to their office where they offered to meet all the expenses for the funeral, which they did.<\/p>\n<p>We buried Nothando in Vurayayi village near Sosera Halt and Pamushana Mission.<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that ZETDC workers improperly connected an earth cable to a water tap, which Nothando and her friend approached to drink from when the tragic electrocution occurred.<\/p>\n<p>When her friend attempted to pull her away, she was thrown against a fence by the electric current, which had been connected directly to test a faulty meter.<\/p>\n<p>In the moments following the accident, ZETDC workers attempted to resuscitate Nothando, who had just begun school this year, but their efforts were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>They subsequently transported her to a doctor, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. A 6-year-old girl was reportedly electrocuted last week in the presence of workers from the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) at her home in Beitbridge. ZETDC is a subsidiary of ZESA Holdings, the state-owned firm tasked with generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity in the country. 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