A heartbreaking video of a father accepting a degree on behalf of his late daughter, Sochuma Sande Sontiki, has left many South Africans in tears

A heartbreaking video of a father accepting a degree on behalf of his late daughter has left many South Africans in tears. (Read More Here).

Sochuma graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree posthumously.

She graduated from Nelson Mandela University. There was hardly a dry eye at the graduation hall, when Thanduxolo Sontiki collected the certificate for his late daughter, Sochuma Sande Sontiki, during the Faculty of Humanities session this morning. Sochuma graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree posthumously.

Thanduxolo Sontiki collected a certificate for his late daughter during graduation at Nelson Mandela University (NMU) on Thursday.  

Four months since he buried his daughter, who passed away in December after a short illness, Sontiki walked to the stage to accept her degree. 

“It was a mixed feeling, mixed emotions yesterday [Thursday]. We went there to receive her results and it was a very heartbreaking moment to see parents enjoying their children’s achievements with them,” he said.

Many people are shocked and grieving at Sochuma Sande Sontiki’s untimely death at 22. She was Bab’uThanduxolo Sontiki’s daughter, but the reason for her passing has not been made public, raising speculation about what might have happened to the young woman.

Sochuma was born on March 27, 2000, and died on December 1, 2022, leaving behind a large community of friends, relatives, and other loved ones still grieving her loss. Many social media users have paid respect to Sochuma and offered their condolences on Twitter even though it is unknown what caused her death.

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