Khaya Dlamini with his daughter Aphile, who is still recovering from injuries sustained in a fall down a lift shaft. The Dlamini family is still battling for justice after the incident, which claimed the life of Aphile’s twin, Aphelele.
When Khaya Dlamini speaks about his daughter, his voice carries equal measures of gratitude and exhaustion.
Every morning he wakes up with one purpose: keep Aphile safe.
The little girl who survived a fall down an open lift shaft at the HOMii Lifestyle residential apartment building in Durban's CBD on October 18, 2025, is no longer just recovering from devastating physical injuries.
According to her father, she is also living with fear, trauma and nightmares.
