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17 February 2017 Year 27 Vol: 23
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Cyclone Dineo Vhembe on full alert - page 2
Calls to honour Colbert gain momentum- page 9
Local delicacy to become extinct? - page 12
Murderers on the prowl? By Elmon Tshikhudo
Photo above: The body of Mashige is being carried to a waiting mortuary van after being found in bushes in Sibasa.
With ritual murders being the talk of the town around the Vhembe district, most unexplained deaths are blamed on the body parts merchants in the area, who allegedly harvest the parts for financial gain. One of the hardest-hit areas is the Mbilwi area outside Sibasa where, so far, at least six residents who had gone missing were later found dead in the village. In almost all the cases, residents have blamed ritual murderers for all the disappearances and subsequent deaths. Angry and frustrated residents vented their anger on identified and suspected murderers whose properties were also burnt down. Another resident, Mr Takalani Reckson Mashige (58), went missing on 26 January after telling family he was going to the clinic at Makwarela. He was never seen again, and his body was found in the nearby bushes last Friday. His body was found by sand miners, who were loading river sand next to the bushes. Many at the scene believed that the man might have been killed somewhere else and then dumped there by the killers. The body had some visible bruises on the legs and indications were that it might have happened two or three days before. Plastic gloves suspected to have been used by those who had dumped the body were found not far from the body. The discovery of the latest body has angered the residents. The scene, next to a busy road, was soon swarming with onlookers who wanted to have a glimpse of the dead man. Mr Patson Mashige, the deceased’s elder brother, said his brother left home just after five in the morning for a local clinic.
Photo left: Family members at the scene where the body was found.
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