Grey College grieves over the loss of Grade 10 pupil

• Published date: 26 April 2024
• Author: Carien Grobler
• Publication title: Citizen, The (South Africa)

The Grade 10 pupil is believed to have passed away due to a brain infection

Principal Braam van Wyk expressed that just as they feel the absence of every Grey College pupil when they're not at school, they will also keenly feel the absence of Lunathi Mayisela, 15. His absence will be palpable among his peers, OFM reports.

"If there's one defining quality that sets our school apart, it's the solidarity among Grey friends. With Lunathi's passing, that sense of unity will be tinged with emptiness. He will be deeply missed for the vibrant way he embraced life," Van Wyk remarked.

"One lesson we try to impart at Grey is that you can't alter what happened yesterday, and you lack control over tomorrow; you live for today. And Lunathi embraced each day with gusto."

Mayisela represented the school on a soccer tour in Durban when he fell ill. Reportedly, he was hospitalized in the ICU and fell into a coma. MRI scans revealed a brain infection.

On Wednesday, his father posted on Facebook that he had lost his firstborn son, who was only 15 years old.

"What a sad day today. Today I lost my son Lunathi. My...