In a shocking sight a group of men were spotted openly selling dead monkeys on the KaNyamazane Road on Tuesday morning, July 22.

It is currently unknown where these monkeys were poached, but the men showed no fear in displaying their grim goods to passing motorists.

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Simphiwe Shungube, spokesperson for the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency, said that the agency was unaware of the incident but is taking the allegations seriously.

“We will need to confirm these allegations by sending our officials, who deal with compliance, to visit the location where the men were spotted selling the monkeys. We will then deal with the matter,” Shungube said.

He also said a team would be dispatched to investigate and the perpetrators will be charged accordingly.

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