Two principals at one school die from COVID-19

A primary school in the Eastern Cape has lost two senior staff members.

Both the principal and his deputy principal of Noninzi Luzipho Primary School in Uitenhage,

died after testing positive for the coronavirus.

The tragedy comes as Nelson Mandela Bay continues to see a sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 infections.

For more on this, we spoke to the department's spokesperson, Vuyiseka Mboxela.