9-Year-Old Kills Himself in Delft on the Cape Flats, Community Leader Mourns His Death

• A nine-year-old committed suicide on the Cape Flats in Cape Town in the Western Cape, and this sparked a discussion of concern
• The incident is currently under investigation, and the Western Cape Department of Education confirmed the incident of a grade 3 learner
• The community's councillor spoke about the incident and the assistance the community and school received

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DELFT, CAPE TOWN — The Western Cape Education Department expressed its sadness after a grade 3 learner committed suicide in Delft in the Western Cape on 16 November 2025.

According to News24, the incident took place on the Cape Flats. The department said that it is providing the learners of Delft North Primary School with counseling support and has been in contact with the family of the victim.

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Community councillor speaks

According to Smile FM, Delft's ward councillor Michelle Adonis said that the incident was a tragedy. She conveyed her condolences and said that she met with the school's learners, teachers, and the principal. She also said that a team of trauma counsellors and social workers will be sent to the school.

3 Briefly News articles about suicide

A man from Mpulamanga took his own life after he was allegedly accused of raping his daughter repeatedly for years. The 45-year-old man from Leslie's 25-year-old daughter accused him of raping her in 2017. She approached her mother and informed her, and a case against him was opened after he allegedly harassed his wife. He took poison and confessed to a relative.

A grade 10 learner from El Shaddai Christian School in Vanderbijlpark committed suicide after he faced years of bullying. The victim faced ongoing physical and emotional torment from classmates. His family said that they pleaded on numerous occasions for the family to intervene. The victim's brother said that the family wants justice. The family also noted that the bullying started in grade 7, when the learner began boarding school.

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A man in Orania in the Northern Cape killed his wife before killing himself in front of his daughter. The incident happened on 31 March 2025. Her birthday was celebathing her birthday days earlier. He was estranged from his wife, and he killed her. He then turned the gun on himself and took his own life.

Sharpeville man allegedly commits murder-suicide

In a related article, Briefly News reported that a man from Sharpeville in Gauteng committed suicide after his girlfriend's body was found in his backyard room. The woman was last seen on 5 January with her boyfriend.

He was accused of killing her and packing his bags, leaving for Qwa-Qwa in the Free State on 6 January. The South African Police Service found him dead on 7 January. When they opened his room, they found that the victim's body was in the room.

Source: Briefly News