Muti Murders - South Africa

August 2005
Up to 300 people are sacrificed every year in South Africa so that their body parts to be used in traditional Muti medicine. Most of these are young children, tortured to death.

"It's done while she's still alive because the more she screams, the more powerful the Muti's going to be," explains crime expert Kobus Jonker, gesturing at the picture of a mutilated six year old girl. He was the first South African to acknowledge Muti murders and has set up a special police unit to deal with it. But Muti murders are notoriously hard to prosecute. "My son will never sleep in peace," laments Salome Chokwe. Her ten year old boy, Sello, disappeared when out herding. By the time she found him it was too late. His hands, genitals, tongue and brain had been 'harvested'. Most practitioners use nothing more sinister than roots and leaves to make their Muti. But belief in the power of human body parts continues to fuel a demand for the 'other' type of Muti.

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[Heineken57sauce]

lol the white lady reporter is lucky they didnt do they're usual kaffir buisness, And cut off her nipples/clitoris and eat them "in place of viagra" After gang raping her to cure they're HIV of course..

[flyguyinmotion]

Primitive low-life scum ! Anyone that follows such bullshit should have their ass kicked. Traditional healers should be taken out and beaten whin an inch of their lives. Followers should receive a good beating as well. If that doesn't work, take them out and shoot them.

[AdrianMX6]

@makheyi Some more African culture for you. Rape and murder is not normal and is not welcomed in civilized societies. You, Malema and the ANC are a disgrace. African's are being disgraced by themselves across the world. Any you encourage the continued rape, murder and torture of whites, You are a sick humanoid

[Heineken57sauce]

@ngingumzulu threatening in cyberspace... lol your living proof that the scientifically proven average IQ of a sub Saharan African is a mere 75 "border line retardation"

[ngingumzulu]

HA!!!! AGAAAAA!! excuse me!!! listen what SHIT is this?? for ur information this is called dark witchcraft and it has nothing to do with ubungoma nobunyanga so what shit are u white people on about here and this black people thing you better stop it because its really really pissing me off!!!!! this is my people who ur talking about here!!!! nxxxx!! i if only all of these peoplewho are saying negative things abt my people were saying it on my face BEBEZOBONA!! angibhenywa mina angisonsangu!!!

[ngingumzulu]

HAYBOOO!! listen u piece of shit!! who the fuck do u think u are heee?? what did u call us becoz uyadelela phela wena shlama!!! NXXXXX ur really making me angry!! u dont know the 1st thing about what ubungoma and ubunyanga is about so u better keep ur thoughts to urself if only i could get my hands to u!! u would see what a zulu person can do!! nxxx!!!!!!!!!!

[Exscalabar1]

@Asaseya18 One tribe in Africa huh! Which "tribe" would this be, and how many stand strong in this "tribe"??!!

[Asaseya18]

@flyguyinmotion Okay, so this practice that ONE tribe of people are doing is justification for the hardships that were inflicted on ALL Africans? Jack the ripper dismembered women on the street, Albert Fish killed and cannibalized little childern, Jeffrey Dahmer mutilated grown men and ate them, oh and Hitler killed how many people again? So is all that justification for the colonization and exploitation of Europe and Europeans?Its not just Africans who can act in this way it is all people.

[Asaseya18]

I really want you guys to do me a favor. Will all the racist Jackasses who dont know what the fuck they are talking about please stop watching videos about other cultures, because all you do is use the knowledge you are gaining as a way to justify your ignorance and racism. Keep in mind that this is only one tribe in Africa.

[81crispy]

savage says what savage does