Three men accused of forced initiation in Limpopo granted bail
Manyama Daniel Molepo, 34, of Ga-Molepo, Ngate Jan Maake, 45, of Ga-Mothapo and Jacky Leshoka Maloka, 37, of Ga- Molepo appeared in the Mankweng magistrate's court on two counts of kidnapping, three counts of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and two counts of contravening the Limpopo Initiation School Act.
They were granted bail on the condition that they not contact the complainants or go to their place of residence in Ga-Mamacha village until the matter is finalised.
It is alleged that the accused forcefully took a victim from his home, assaulting him with sticks and booted feet, to a mountain where they wanted him to be initiated.
Limpopo National Prosecuting Authority regional spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said the second complainant, aged 72, was assaulted with similar instruments, resulting in a broken arm, and he was forcefully taken to the bushes where he was circumcised without his consent.
'The third victim, 40, was assaulted repeatedly by multiple assailants with sjamboks and sticks, resulting in injury. After the incidents, the matter was reported to the police and the accused were arrested on Monday,' she said.
The case has been postponed to September 18 for further investigation.
TimesLIVE
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Herald
3 hours ago
- The Herald
Giving cops licence to kill isn't the answer: incoming acting minister Cachalia
Giving the police a licence to kill is not the answer to crime, says incoming acting police minister Firoz Cachalia, who will take up the job on August 1. In an interview at his home in Johannesburg with Sunday Times deputy editor Mike Siluma, Cachalia said tough talk does not reduce crime and may worsen it. 'We've had ministers and national commissioners who appear to think the problem can be solved through tough rhetoric. Strong language and firmness must be communicated to the public but I do not believe that skop, skiet en donner brings down crime. What it does is criminalise the police because they then start acting unlawfully.' Cachalia said police must be equipped, trained and empowered to use force but only within the bounds of the law. 'Shoot to kill — giving the police a licence to murder is not the answer [to reduce crime]. The police have to be well protected, well trained to use force, but they must be able to use force within the limits of the law.' Tackling violent and organised crime requires professional detective work, not political slogans. 'When you have highly trained detectives, with good [solid] information and intelligence — that's the way to deal with syndicates. If you want to deal with organised crime you need your smartest people, your most capable people who know how to carry out these investigations, see the patterns. I believe in professional and effective policing.' Cachalia takes up the post amid instability in the police ministry after KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged police minister Senzo Mchunu and senior police officers interfered in investigations. Mkhwanazi also claimed to have evidence of police involvement in high-profile crime syndicates. TimesLIVE
The Herald
3 hours ago
- The Herald
I'm being framed for my son's murder, Tiffany Meek tells court
The state has charged her with: murder; crimen injuria; attempting to defeat or obstruct the course of justice; and defeating or obstructing the administration of justice. It is alleged that the grade 6 pupil died of a blunt-force head injury sustained in the Fleurhof flat in which he lived with his mother. He had been dropped off by scholar transport on the afternoon of May 13 and found deceased the next morning on the stairwell outside their flat. The state alleges an attempt was made to clean up the blood trail inside the flat, but this was unsuccessful. Forensics showed blood on his bed and one of his schoolbooks. Meek said in her affidavit she intended to rebut all the state's assertions to prove her innocence. 'If the state persists with the charges against me, I want to stand trial,' she said. 'I do not have the means nor the support to flee this country, hence I am not a flight risk.' She disclosed she earns R17,500 a month in a clerical position she started in October 2023. She is the sole breadwinner for her family and supports her mother and brother. Meek has offered to pay R5,000 for bail. Despite her plea, Meek will remain behind bars over the weekend, as the state requested a postponement to respond to the affidavit she submitted on Friday morning. The matter has been postponed to Monday for continuation of bail proceedings. TimesLIVE
The Herald
3 hours ago
- The Herald
MK Party calls on Ramaphosa to resign
The MK Party has called for the immediate resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Party supporters who marched to the Union Buildings and police headquarters in Pretoria on Friday to hand over memorandums also demanded that suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu be prosecuted. This comes after KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's explosive allegations that Mchunu was interfering with police investigations.. The marchers handed over a memorandum at the South African Police Service headquarters in the capital to demand that Mkhwanazi be protected. MK Party national organiser Joe Ndlela read out the memorandum, giving the government 14 days to respond to the party's demands. 'Our demands are as follows, we demand President Cyril Ramaphosa resign immediately, the immediate arrest of those implicated by KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, Senzo Mchunu to be fired immediately, the immediate unsealing of the C17 bank statements and accountability for the Phala Phala case,' he said. The memorandum was accepted by Lt-Gen Samo Chamane, on behalf of national police commissioner Fannie Masemola.
