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SA’s teenage Tavern deaths: Families call for more investigations
Official reports into the deaths of 21 teenagers at a South African tavern said they died from suffocation.
The families of 21 teenagers who died in a bar in South Africa have lodged a complaint with the country's Human Rights Commission calling for further investigation into the cause of the deaths.
And we hear from a spoken word performer in The Gambia, who is one of several young people who have been given special recognition for their contribution to expanding the country’s Gambia's storytelling heritage.
Photo: The police cordon that was set up outside the tavern in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, where 21 teenagers died.
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