The Mthembu family in the Dukumbe area of Mkhuze, in KwaZulu-Natal, is still reeling from shock following the sexual assault and brutal murder of 4-year-old, Bandile Nyaweni.
The boy’s aunt, Nomusa Mthembu, says the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon.
The suspect has a child with one of the Mthembu sisters and lives nearby the home of his victim’s mother.
They are renting rooms in the same area.
One eyewitness has told the family that they heard the child’s screams emanating from the man’s place and went to inspect.
“When they got there, the man chased them away,” Mthembu says.
The child’s grandmother says she still cannot believe the tragedy as the incident happened after Bandile left her place.
She wants the suspect to spend the rest of his life in jail.
However, she does not trust the local police and says what breaks her heart even further is the knowledge that the suspect could be released from jail soon.
Sexual assault on boys is a rare in the Mkhuze area.
Deputy Mayor Municipality of Jozini, Ncamsile Zulu, has visited the family to convey the municipality’s condolences.
Zulu also expressed shock over the unusual incident, saying she hopes it would never happen again. – Philani Zulu is the News Editor of Maputaland FM
The king (also affectionately referred to as the beast) says the government should respect voters and the officials should stop being so clumsy. He says if not dealt with properly, graft could destabilise the county and collapse the economy.
“We could end up like other African countries. A nation that does not learn from the mistakes of others, especially with regards to proximity between its leaders and people. It is bound to fall into the same pit,” he says.
King Zwelithini also blasted South Africans who torch and destroy property during protests, urging them to respect the country’s leaders.
On the issue of gender-based violence – he called on the Zulu nation to introspect as it is often regarded as a violent community. He called on men to change their ways. “Being a man comes with responsibilities. Abusing women and children disqualifies one from being called a man,” he warned.
Police Minister Bheki Cele led the police’s delegation to the Royal Palace.
The deployment is part of the government’s bid to strengthen capacity to address criminality in rural areas.
#RoyalReservePolice service is the first of its kind to be implemented in SA and piloted in KZN. The service will later be rolled out in other communities led by Traditional Leaders across the country. https://t.co/Ag7SOrmi5Q
Cele has emphasised the need to keep all South Africans safe. – Report by the Maputaland FM news team
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