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Deaf assistant at Marietjie School dies after long sick bed
Yolanda leaves behind two young boys
Ms Yolanda Nkosi (31), a deaf assistant at Marietjie School, died after a long sick bed on Saturday morning, 14 October.
She worked at the school from 2009 and assisted in the class for hearing impaired children.
Staff said they will remember her as a lovely person and someone who was proudly deaf and was always willing to invite people into her silent work, eager to teach them her own language and about her deaf culture with patience.
Ms Nkosi was a deaf councillor and was also involved in Mpumalanga Sport.
She is survived by two sons aged eight and 10.
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