Murdered Manaledzi pupil buried

Lucky Matome Sabasa (20), a pupil of Manaledzi Secondary School, who was stabbed to death a fortnight ago, was buried during an emotional funeral at Madabani on Saturday.

The funeral was held amidst calls by residents to the police that they should act decisively against criminals who have taken the village hostage, “or members of the community will take the law into their hands”.

The grieving mother, Ms Josephine Sabasa, said they were greatly saddened by the death of her beloved son. They were, however, consoled by the support they got from the community. She thanked all businesses, donors and the school who, upon hearing of the plight of the family, came to their rescue and ensured that the young Lucky received a dignified funeral.

Speaking at the funeral, Cllr Rufus Selepe said the community had had enough of killings. “We are doing all we can to make people aware of the crimes that are happening in their midst. The police are doing their best to apprehend the criminals, but we seem to be fighting a losing battle because people prefer to keep quiet.”

He said that the nature of the young Lucky's death and the manner in which he had been killed had made him put everything aside to come and be with the family and to give them support. “We are here to give a helping hand and urge you to seek strength from God, who is our Saviour,” he said.

The two suspects, William Lithole (24) and his brother Thabelo (21), appeared in the Tshilwavhusiku Magistrate's Court last week, and the case was postponed to 28 October for further investigations. They remain in custody. They are both residents of Gogobole village.

News - Date: 18 October 2013

Kaizer Nengovhela

Kaizer Nengovhela started writing stories for Limpopo Mirror in 2000. Prior to that he had a five year stint at Phala-Phala FM as sports presenter. In 2005 Kaizer received an award from the province's premier as Best Sports Presenter. The same year he was also nominated as Best Sports Reporter by the Makhado Municipality. Kaizer was awarded the Mathatha Tsedu award in 2014.

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