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MASSACRE VICTIMS LAID TO REST! Zimbili Vilakazi
Comments Minister Bheki Cele (left) conveying his condolences to Bhekinkosi Khumalo after six Khumalo family members were killed. Photo by Jabulani Langa.
FOUR family members that were killed in their home in the Nkanini area of Eshowe, northern KZN, two weeks ago will be laid to rest today, Saturday 6 March.
Wife Bhikho (62), her daughter Mbali (29) and grandchildren Thabo (10) and Elihle Khumalo (7) will be laid to rest in Inanda, north of Durban.
They were shot and killed along with Bhikho’s husband Christopher (72) and niece Snothile (18), who have been buried already in Nkanini in two separate funeral services.
Family massacre social worker hijacked! Zimbili Vilakazi
SOCIAL Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza has asked the police not to leave any stone unturned.
This after the hijacking of a social worker who was assigned to offer psychological support to the Sigampu family in Inanda, north of Durban.
The incident happened in Eshowe on Thursday.
The Sigampu family had lost four of their loved ones during a massacre that claimed the lives of six people in the Khumalo homestead in Nkanini, Eshowe on Saturday.
During the killings, husband Christopher (72), wife Bhikho (62), daughter Mbali (29), niece Snothile (18), grandchildren Thabo (10) and Elihle Khumalo (7) were gathered in a bedroom and gunned down, allegedly by their relative Sthembiso Mthimkhulu (36), who is also a social worker.
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