By Obakeng Maje

Taung-North West police are investigating a case of inquest after a man allegedly hanged himself at Taung Distrct Hospital.

The atrocity took place on Monday when Ntsime Dikwejane who was a patient at the local hospital, found hanged in the toilet.

Dikwejane was admitted at the hospital after he tried to burnt himself last week.

He allegedly tried to set a house on fire last week while he was inside and was rescued by neighbours.

Mogopela-born man was allegedly taken to hospital and was found dead in the Monday morning.-TDN

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Potchefstroom – Three wards in Tlokwe will be contested in Wednesday’s by-elections with the ANC confident of clinching victory.

At least 13 000 voters are expected to turn up for the elections. This despite the Electoral Court in Bloemfontein ordering on Tuesday evening that five out of the nine by-elections in Tlokwe be postponed.

This was after the court heard an application by five independent candidates who were disqualified from taking part in the by-elections by the Independent Electoral Commission.

A sixth by-election, in Ward 13, was earlier postponed after an out-of-court settlement.

Late on Tuesday, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe told party volunteers they should not be discouraged by the postponement as it afforded them the opportunity to focus all their energy on the three wards, six, 18 and 26.

“Go to every family and encourage them to vote for the ANC,” he said.

In July, the ANC expelled 14 councillors after its provincial disciplinary committee found them guilty on four counts of misconduct for participating in a motion of no confidence against Tlokwe mayor Maphetle Maphetle.

Maphetle was replaced as mayor by Democratic Alliance councillor Annette Combrink.

However, the ANC’s national disciplinary committee overturned the expulsions.

Despite this, eight of the councillors registered as independent candidates for the by-elections.

Voting stations are expected to open 09:00.

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WHEN 13-year-old Mthokozisi led the people and cops to a human skeleton, it was not the first time he had made the strange discovery of a person’s corpse.

Mthokozisi Mkhonza, from Nancefield Hostel in Soweto, was only seven years old when he found a baby’s body in a rubbish bin not far from the hostel.

And on Sunday he came across a human skull, with the rest of the body still covered with soil.

Fikile Gumede, the boy’s mum, told Daily Sun on Sunday that her son and other boys went to hunt birds at a space across the road from the hostel.

“When he came back he looked a little bit strange, as if he was in a dream,” said his mum.

“I didn’t think much of it because that is the sort of thing that happens with children.

“I never thought he might have seen something scary.”

Fikile said Mthokozisi did not sleep well that night.

“He was jumpy and he told me he was having nightmares, but never said what the problem was.

“On Monday he went to school, but he was not concentrating.”

Fikile said the teacher asked him what was wrong.

That was when Mthokozisi disclosed his secret.

His mum said: “Then I could see that the child was traumatised and I went to the community leader and the cops and Mthokozisi took us to the skeleton.”

Fikile said she was reminded of that time six years ago when her child took them to the baby’s body.

She said the baby was dead, but the boy told them it was still breathing when he found it.

Cops said an inquest docket was opened and they are investigating.

Constable Sibusiso Chauke said: “We are calling on all families who are looking for missing relatives to come forward.”

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