POLOKWANE – Police in the city responded to a call about a body found near Waterland this morning.
An eyewitness told Review that a homeless person was picking up litter in the bushy area adjacent to Landdros Mare and Suid Street when the body was discovered.
Covered in blood with a wound on the left side of the body, it was found hidden under a tyre and was removed by Pathology Services.
The cause of death is unknown at this stage and yet to be confirmed by police.
More information will be made available once received.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
