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TYNWALD High School held a memorial church service for its students that tragically died when their schoolbus overturned.
The memorial service marked the end of the official five-month mourning period.
Anita Manyuka, Craig Madanhire, Kimberly Mutusva, Anesu Hove, Beyonce Guyo and Destiny Dziva, died in the accident.
Their teacher ,Chamunorwa Rukwana, died later in hospital from injuries sustained in the tragedy along Nyanga Road. In a speech read on her behalf, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education permanent secretary, Tumisang Thabela, said the six students and one teacher whose lives were tragically cut short, were now in a better place, which should console and strengthen their friends and relatives.
“What happened here is no ordinary event. No parent has to bury their child.
“To date I know we are still trying to make sense of it. Tynwald School is still trying to make sense of it, Warren Park District is still trying to make sense of it. As a ministry, we are still trying to make sense of it,. The whole nation is still trying to make sense of it.
“We are all left wondering what plan could this has been part of. What possible meaning or lesson can be gleaned from this?
“Unfortunately, there are no easy answers, and as difficult and painful as it is, we need to accept that they are gone. Instead of mourning, let’s remember them and celebrate their lives.
“As a family, as friends, as a community and as a nation, we still express our sadness, we acknowledge our loss, and acknowledge the great importance of all the seven lives we lost as a result of the Nyanga tragedy.”
She said there are no easy answers, but there are other questions that can be answered by looking at their lives and the limited times spent with them.
“Although we must face bravely the fact of their death, we owe it to them and to ourselves to endure life without them, difficult as it might sound. 1 Thesalonians 4: 13-14,” said Chishumba.
Headmaster, Kenias Matimba, said survivors of the tragedy, including other students, received psychological counselling and some clinical assistance.
“School lessons have begun to flow smoothly as parents, teachers, staff, and students accepted that our dear children have been promoted to glory.
“We did everything we saw best that included visiting the accident scene with parents and staff and engaging men of the cloth in spiritual cleansing.
“Today, we are celebrating their lives,.”
Several church choral groups and the Tynwald High Marimba group entertained guests.
Online Reporter