The Parkweg Police Station has opened an inquest after a man’s body was discovered in water in the basement of the old Post Office building in Bloemfontein this morning.

According to the police, the body was discovered at about 09:45 at the abandoned building located in Yoxall Street, next to the busy Central Park mall.

The body of a man dressed in a green T-shirt, black shorts and black safety boot was found lying in water beneath the building. He was later identified as Siyabonga Boqwana by his girlfriend, Michela Jansen. 

A post-mortem examination will be conducted to determine the cause of death.