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The South African sports fraternity was left reeling on Thursday after the tragic deaths of three of its stars.
Athlete Zolani Ntongana, road cyclist Juan van Heerden and polo player Sibusiso Duma all lost their lives this week.
Born in Nqmakwe in the Eastern Cape, 32-year-old Ntongana died in Cape Town after being hit by a motor vehicle while Van Heerden died tragically at his home in Gauteng.
Duma died in a stabbing incident in KwaZulu-Natal.
Sascoc CEO Tubby Reddy said the loss of just one sportsman or woman is bad enough... but to lose three athletes in the space of a few days is a body blow.
