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The family of Nomaqocwa Blackie say they have not yet received assistance from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) following the confirmation of her death in China. The 29-year-old known by her loved ones as Noma left the Eastern Cape in 2017 to pursue a career as an English teacher in Shanghai. Chinese officials and her South African colleague, Abongile Mboto, reportedly found her dead next to her bed over a week ago. Noma’s brother, Arthur Blackie says they are waiting on Chinese authorities to reveal the cause of her death. “They have been sending us from pillar...
