PEOPLE posing as traditional healers are allegedly killing people by using witchcraft.
Moletjie residents warned people to be on guard against such practises.
The residents were up in arms against one such traditional healer in their community.
Six Setati villagers were arrested after they set the shack of a Zimbabwean national alight. It was alleged that this man practised witchcraft.
According to one villager, who wished to remain anonymous for her own protection, people who wished to “get rid of someone” could go to certain traditional healers in the area to do so.
She said they claim the muthi blocked the blood flow and eventually caused a fatal stroke.
According to this woman, initially only R5 was charged for the muthi and the person asking for the muthi had to leave his or her identity document with the seller.
She said once the muthi had done its job and the victim was dead and buried, the buyer had to go back to the seller and pay R1 500 to claim back the identity document.
The woman alleged that many villagers in Ga-Chokoe, Moletjie, had died because of this muthi.
Moshate royal house spokesperson, Matuma Moloto, said the royal house was aware of these allegations and the incident in which the shack was set fire to.
He urged people to report muthi murder cases to the police so that the law could take its course.
“We will not allow anyone to damage our society. People who sell such poisonous muthi are regarded as murderers and should face the law,” he said.
He said residents should report to the royal house first before offering foreigners a place to stay.
“Foreigners should have South African citizenship papers in order to be granted a home in any Moletjie community. The South African laws are too relaxed; this is why our country has turned into a playground for foreigners,” he said.
According to Seshego police spokesperson, WO Mothemane Malefo, the six Setati residents who were arrested would appear before the Seshego magistrate’s court on charges of arson shortly. However, Malefo said, no case of witchcraft had been laid.
Limpopo Traditional Healers Association chairperson, Mbulaheni Neluvhola, said the association was aware of the shack-burning incident.
He urged all traditional healers to stop selling muthi that harmed other people.
“We have joined forces with the police so that anyone who is found practising witchcraft will be locked up and face the law.
He added that anyone found selling such poisonous muthi would lose their licenses.
