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Taung woman accused of turning a man into a ‘zombie’ fled


By Obakeng Maje
Taung- The community of Mokgareng village, near Taung were up in arms after accusing a local woman with witchcraft.

The community members burnt tyres and barricade the entrance at the house of Vinolia Sesing and sang struggle songs. Sesing,44, is accused of killing Boikie Nthutang and turned him into a zombie.

According to community members, Nthutang died in his sleep and was buried on 5th July 2014.

The cousin of the deceased, Reitumetse Monnahela,16 allegedly saw Boikie Nthutang entered their house with Vinolia Sesing.

“I was busy on my phone and at around 20:00 on Friday,11 July 2014 a week after he was buried, Boikie entered the house walking along with Sesing. I screamed his name and the woman pulled him and they ran away” shocked Reitumetse Monnahela said.

Thabang Nthutang who is also a cousing to Boikie Nthutang said he chased after them(Boikie Nthutang and Vinolia Sesing) but they vanished in the thin air.

“Boikie was wearing all black and I tried by all means to chase after them, but they evaded me. I ran to the woman’s house but could not find her there and her husband could not explain her whereabouts” Thabang said.

Reitumetse Monnahela and Vinolia Sesing are members of Zion Christian Church(ZCC) and according to Monnahela and Sesing’s recorded conversation that is in our possession, Sesing allegedly lures Monnahela to their night scam.

In the conversation, Sesing said Monnahela is so powerful and could be a great asset to her team.

According to Monnahela, she lost her ZCC attire in February this year at church and Sesing brought it to her last week.

“She brought my ZCC attire at my house, but I told her to take it to church and explain where she found it. I could not take that because I suspects that she might have bewitched the attire” Monnahela said.

Sesing in the ‘recorded conversation’ told Monnahela to take off her ZCC attire, ropes and star badge when they come to collect her during the night. She also alleges that she can see Monnahela’s manifested faith and prophetic healing.

However Sesing denied all allegations leveled against her and said she called her church headquarters in Moria to come an intervene.

“I do not know what this people are talking about. Even if they choke me I will never ever agree to this shenanigans. All is lie because I am a devoted church member and does not practice witchcraft” Sesing told our crew.

The community of Mokgareng under a watchful eye of police, were on a night vigil outside Sesing’s house on Wednesday in anticipation of seeing Boikie(deceased) at 00:00 midnight as a zombie, but all their expectations were futile.

On Thursday the community threw stones at Sesing’s house and removed all her belongings. They ordered her and her family to leave the area. According to information, Sesing originates from a neighborhood village, Mokassa but was deposed from the area after being accused of the same matter of turning people into zombies.

“Police are monitoring situation and the woman and her family are under police protection. The decision will be taken after a discussion with a village chief” colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said.

Sesing family was skewed away on Thursday from apoplectic mob. The community wanted to burn her alive but police reacted swiftly.
Traditional healers were brought in at Sesing’s house to throw bones and make diagnosis, but they did not say if the is any zombie in the house.

A local sangoma Maria Gaanewe who has more than 20 years trading as a sangoma said, the sangomas were not suppose to come to the house if they wanted to diagnosis the zombies. “As a sangoma, I believe they were not suppose to visit the house. They were suppose to gather somewhere and throw bones before visiting the area” she said.

Police said they have registered a case of malicious damage to property after Sesing’s house was stoned, but no one has been arrested so far.-TDN
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We are ready for Tanzania – SA U17 captain


Johannesburg- Captain of the South African Men’s Under 17 National Team (Amajimbos) Nelson Maluleke believes they have what it takes to beat Tanzania.

The two nations meet in a 2015 African Youth Championship qualifier on Friday, 18 July at the Azam Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Kickoff is at 15h00 South African time.

“The coaching staff has been working hard to prepare us thoroughly for this match. We went to Lesotho and Botswana as individuals because we had just met but now we are playing as a unit as the results showed. I believe we now know each other better and that gives us confidence that we will do well,” said Maluleke commonly known as Xavi among his teammates, named after Spanish and Barcelona midfield maestro Xavi Hernandez.

For most of the players in the Amajimbos squad it was the first time they crossed the border out of South Africa when they went to Botswana and Lesotho, and it helped in preparing them mentally for Tanzania.

“Going to Lesotho and Botswana was a worthwhile exercise. We had never played in front of away opposition fans before and that helped us mentally to ready us for the crucial clash against Tanzania. We have now settled in well in the team and continue from where we left off in our last match in Botswana. All of us want to play in the World Cup and we know the path to realizing that dream starts with these qualifiers. That is why we have to do well from the beginning,” added Maluleke.

Should Amajimbos proceed to the third round, they will face either Egypt or Congo who will also play their first leg tie this weekend.

Egypt defeated Sudan with an aggregate 7-3 victory to set up a clash with Congo, who received a bye into the second round just like South Africa.

The top four sides in Niger will represent Africa at the FIFA U17 World Cup in Chile.

South Africa is yet to qualify for a FIFA tournament at this age group in the Men’s section, but Basetsana, the Women’s U17 National Team, played at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago in 2010.
-TDN
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