Seven jobseekers died and 230 collapsed after 15,500 unemployed youths took part in a fitness test in the hope of securing one of 90 jobs with South Africa's traffic police.

The massive crowd of jobseekers took part in the deadly fitness test - which was held in a football stadium - after they each received text messages informing them they had been 'shortlisted' for the precious traffic police jobs.

They were told that they needed to complete a four kilometre (2.4 mile) jog within thirty minutes to meet the force's minimum fitness level requirement.

But by the time they started running late last Thursday afternoon, temperatures inside Pietermaritzburg's Harry Gwala football stadium had reached over 33 degrees Centigrade (91.5 degrees Fahrenheit).

Many of the desperate jobseekers had neither eaten nor drunk anything all day. They all had very limited access to drinking water.

A total of 230 people collapsed from heat exhaustion and dehydration during the run. Of these, six died.

A seventh man committed suicide by slitting his throat when he learnt he had not finished the race in time.

Among the dead was Lenny Nxumalo, 28-year-old father of two whose body was only discovered over four hours after he died when the vast crowd finally cleared out of the stadium.

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... 15,500 unemployed youths took part in a fitness test in the hope of securing one of 90 jobs with South Africa's traffic police.

This is serious

This is very embarrassing for that particular province of Kwa Zulu Natal. Clearly they're H.R policies are crap and heads need to roll.

What happened to short listing candidates?...seriously!

So it's everywhere.

what happen on earth also happen in heaven hmmmmmmm.

may God help us