SUICIDAL UNESWA STUDENT DIES AFTER FALLING FROM TREE

MANZINI - A University of Eswatini (UNESWA) student, who was reported missing last week, has tragically died after falling from a tree, purportedly while attempting to take his own life.

The 22-year-old man from Ntunja, within the Nkomiyahlaba Constituency in the Manzini Region, was discovered deceased at the Mbuluzana River at Ntunja on Sunday morning, at approximately 11:30am. He was a student at the University of Eswatini (UNESWA). According to a source closely acquainted with the matter, the distressing discovery was made by the student’s elder sister. The source relayed that she found her 22-year-old brother lying deceased beneath a tree, having fallen, it is believed, while attempting to commit suicide by hanging himself along the banks of the Mbuluzana River.

Encircling

“He had a rope encircling his neck, and a fractured tree branch was located adjacent to him,” the source disclosed.

It is believed, he continued, that the student attempted to hang himself from the tree, but the branch succumbed to the strain and broke during the process, resulting in him impacting the ground with the upper portion of his body, including his head. Chief Police Information and Communications Officer, Senior Superintendent Phindile Vilakati, confirmed that officers from Matsapha Police Station attended a reported suicide incident at Ntunja, where a 22-year-old man, who had been reported missing, was found deceased along the Mbuluzana River on Sunday morning.

Hardship

It is noteworthy that recently, UNESWA Acting Vice Chancellor, Henry Gadaga, highlighted that the institution accommodates a significant number of students who face considerable financial hardship. The struggles encountered by UNESWA students sometimes culminate in tragic suicides. Subsequently, he indicated that certain students are particularly vulnerable. He elaborated that some students originate from single-parent households, while others are orphans who depend on relatives and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for financial support. In this regard, he posited that the task of educating these students may have been comparatively more manageable at primary and secondary school levels; however, a more substantial level of support is imperative for them to successfully navigate university.

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