No floating bodies at Wentworth cemetery – Ward 68 councillor

Aubrey Snyman dismisses social media reports of floating bodies at Wentworth cemetery. He attributed the damage to a poor drainage system.

March 3, 2025

Andile Sithole 1 minute read

The damage to some grave sites at the Wentworth cemetery. Photos: Supplied

WARD 68 councillor, Aubrey Snyman has rejected previous social media reports claiming that dead bodies were floating on the road near the Wentworth cemetery.

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Snyman said that water coming from the Wentworth Hospital gushed towards the cemetery, causing excessive damage to some of the cemetery’s graves.

Granite tombstones were washed away at Wentworth cemetery.

While the top part of the cemetery, including granite tombstones, washed away, Snyman assured residents that no bodies were dislodged due to the collapse of the soil following heavy rains over the weekend.

“The Parks and Recreation team from eThekwini Municipality is assessing the damage at the grave site. This is not the first incident, it has happened before. This is mainly caused by a poor drainage system,” said Snyman.

He warned the public to refrain from disseminating false information.

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March 3, 2025

Andile Sithole 1 minute read

Andile Sithole

He has been covering a variety of news beats for over 10 years. As a journalist working for community newspapers, he has covered politics, court reporting, municipal stories, crime, and news features over the years. Andile is also a multimedia journalist for Southlands Sun. He started his career in journalism as a freelance reporter in 2005 while studying Communication Science at UNISA. Prior to joining Caxton Newspapers, he worked for both community and commercial newspapers in Durban, where he won the Journalist of the Year Award in 2020 and 2021.