A 10-YEAR-OLD boy has drowned in a water-filled quarry pit in Livingstone’s Ngwenya area. In a statement, Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Moono Namalongo confirmed the incident, stating that it happened on January 11, around 16:00 hours. Namalongo said the deceased, identified as Matthews Sibajene, was retrieved from the pit by a 15-year-old boy after two friends he was swimming with raised alarm when he was submerged in the water. Namalongo said Sibajene was rushed to the nearby St. Joseph Hospice and later evacuated to Livingstone University Teaching Hospital where he died on arrival. “Libuyu Police Station, through Mbita Police Post, received a report of a drowning incident on January 11, 2026, at 16:20 hours, from Mr Moses Simfukwe, aged...
