Killing for muti its a barbaric act that is tarnishing the image of black people, particularly the Venda-speaking people.

This behaviour is mushrooming in Vhembe District and it is a societal issue that must be a concern to all of us. What happened in Tshitavha recently, where a woman was cruelly killed, signals that our people are not refraining from throwing their beliefs in a dustbin. A believe that human parts help businesses to boom its ill decisive.

Business management and other related knowledge are the pillars of success in any business, not human parts. Let's all think of big businesses such as Vodacom,  Spar,  Shoprite and Boxer, to mention a few ... Those businesses are ballooning, because of supply that meets demand. If people provide what the markets require, success prevails. Human life is worth more than expectations of the killers and my appeal is for all business people to have good strategies tested to maximise their profits than involving themselves in a primitive approach.

Let me use this opportunity to congratulate police officers for their arrests of those who are allegedly linked with the recent killing. I personally believe that justice system and police force should work with the community to deeply dig all the information that can lead to more arrests. All the culprits participated in the conspiracy and killings must be punished to send a lousy message that human life is important that any other things.

Political parties, business councils, traditional leaders, the pastors forum and all community leaders need to take a lead on condemning killings for muti purposes. The similar unity that people of Vhembe showed during the case of killing for muti of Maanda Sendedza in 2005 must be revived to win this war. United we stand divided we fall, let all those with any information report it to the police and know that they are protected.

- Rofhiwa Mabizana Phaswana