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Attendees seen at an initiation school.
The Tsomo Magistrates’ Court in the Eastern Cape has sentenced a 30-year-old traditional nurse to a two-year jail term for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on an initiate.
Siyasanga Sifumba was arrested in December 2024 for assaulting an 18-year-old initiate with a wooden stick and also threatening him with a knife.
This incident occurred in the presence of the victim’s older brother who was also threatened by the traditional nurse.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Regional Spokesperson, Luxolo Tyali, says the court declared Sifumba who has a conviction of assault grievous bodily harm unfit to possess a firearm.
“Sifumba was arrested on the 17 December 2024 following the hospitalisation of an initiate entrusted to his care. During trial, he pleaded not guilty claiming the initiate was bewitched, but the court found otherwise and sentenced him. We hope the sentence will serve as a deterrent initiation abuser,” says Tyali.
#sapsEC A traditional nurse, Siyasanga Sifumba (30) appeared before the Tsomo Magistrate’s Court on 23/01 for allegations of contravention of Act 2/2021 on abuse of an initiate and assault GBH. Sifumba was arrested on 17 December 2024 and has been remanded in custody ever… pic.twitter.com/lTGQyWu7UY
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