LIMPOPO MIRROR
2 2 December 2011 By Isabel Venter
Musina resident killed in explosion An unidentified man from Musina died instantly town at around 11:00 on Tuesday. The incident occurred near the corner of Ham and Roux Street, when a mortar bomb exploded in his hands. The explosion rocked this normally quiet border a mere stone’s throw away from the Baobab filling station. The police, who were quick to respond, were greeted by a gruesome sight. Human remains were scattered over a large area. They immediately cordoned off the area and started clearing the scene. Eyewitnesses said the scene resembled a war zone. “People came running to tell us what happened – the guy was blown to bits,” said Mr Doors Visser, manager of the Baobab filling station. This was shortly after the loud explosion. Provincial police spokesperson Lt Col Ronel Otto stated afterwards that the man had probably mistaken the mortar bomb for scrap metal. She said he had found the bomb along the road near a local The explosion blew the man clean out of his shoes scrap-metal dealership. (circled). The arrow indicates the direction of According to information available, two unthe mortar shell blast. Several other unexploded identified men in an old bakkie tried to sell several mortar shells (inset) were later recovered on the mortar bombs at the scrap-metal dealership earlier scene and destroyed by the police. that day. An employee at the dealership, however, realised 54 Hlanganani Street Caltex Centre the danger and refused to buy them. The two sellLouis Trichardt ers left and merely dumped the mortar shells next (T) 015 516 2044/5 to the road. (F) 015 516 2050 The man killed in the explosion, together with E-mail: anhetico@absamail.co.za a friend, found one of the discarded shells and took it to a stand some 60m metres away from the Old Town - Opportunity knocks! street corner. Here the victim tried to open the shell, while ATTENTION DEVELOPERS his friend went back to pick up the other shells. 2 x Burger Stands for sale (2855m2). Moments later, the shell exploded in the victim’s R650 000 / R745 000. Hurry... hands. Although the friend escaped unharmed, he was In Town - R645 000 still too shocked to talk to the police by Tuesday Ideal lock up and go Townhouse. Close to Private afternoon. hospital, Primary school and Checkers! Dining, 3 Otto said they were still trying to confirm the Beds, 2 Baths, Kitchen, Garage. Very neat!!!! identity of the man who was killed. In the meantime, the police swept the area for more mortar shells. Otto estimated that between 10 and 20 shells were still to be destroyed. At the time of going to press, the origin of the Andèl Hettie Cornette mortar shells and the identity of the two men who 083 442 0435 082 893 8382 074 464 1392 had dumped them were still unknown.
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“I will not be silenced” - Nelson Tshitahe (From page 1) Tshitahe said he was saved by somebody who came between them and the stabbing stopped. “Blood was oozing and I felt dizzy, but no one in the house helped me to hospital. It was only Rudzani Mbedzi, who was called from far, who made sure I was taken to hospital,” he said. He said the whole incident is meant to silence and victimise him. “I am a ‘76 politician and do not subscribe to most of what the current leadership in Vhembe is doing. I always have opposing views and they dislike me for that,” Tshitahe added. He said he would not be intimidated and the incident had shown him that there was still a lot to
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