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Chatsworth marks 25 years since Throb Nightclub disaster
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|March 26, 2025
MONDAY marked 25 years since the Throb Nightclub disaster in Chatsworth that claimed the lives of 13 children.
As the community remembers this tragedy, Lazarus Soobramoney shared the enduring pain of losing his son, Rory, that fateful day in March 2000.
At the time, there were 600 chil- dren in the nightclub enjoying their end-of-term party. Besides those who died, 100 others were injured, leaving many families traumatised.
The children who lost their lives were Jadeine Mohunlal, 11; Sumeshan Govender, 12; Preston Premsingh, 13; Sumaya Jhetam, 13; Leeosha Sowrimuthu, 14; Guresha Naidoo, 15; Prean Govindsamy, 15; Rory Soobramoney, 15; Chantal Maduray, 16; Vaneshree Pillay, 16; Sumaya Kudoos, 16; Nolan Pillay, 17; and Junaid Gaffoor, 18.
At the time, Nelson Mandela, created the Nelson Mandela Youth Centre - in memory of the 13 chil- dren — as a place for the youth to meet in Chatsworth.
Rory’s father, Lazarus Soobra- money, a retired principal, said the pain still remained as the day of the tragedy on March 24.
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