Gcina Dhladhla’s family is asking for calm as public anger builds over her death at Cartrack and has invited the company’s staff and management to attend her funeral today.
The 29-year-old will be buried after both sides described reaching a measure of understanding in the days since the tragedy.
Her death at the company’s Rosebank offices on June 6 has sparked widespread outrage, with allegations that she was refused permission to leave work while unwell. Cartrack disputes this, saying she reported feeling dizzy and nauseous, was assisted by her manager, and later collapsed in a bathroom cubicle.
Labour unions, political parties and civil society organisations have stepped up calls for accountability over her death, with pickets held outside Cartrack’s premises this week. The ANC Youth League demonstrated on Thursday, while the EFF picketed outside the company yesterday.
As investigations continue, the Dhladhla family and Cartrack have issued a joint appeal for patience, urging South Africans to allow independent processes to establish the facts surrounding her death. Cartrack has also offered to pay for the funeral.
