Chairperson, four men have appeared in the Mpumalanga Court in connection with the murder of a man who is alleged to have committed crimes, including rape, in the Matateng village in Bushbuckridge.
Maphanga, wa malembe ya 29, u biwile a khandliwa hi maribye na ku biwa hi swigiya a kala a fa. Hina va IFP ha swi twisisa leswaku timhaka ka nawu ti famba hi ku nonoka lero vaaka-tiko ku fika laha va xurhaka hi ku hlundzuka ivi va teka nawu va wu veka emavokweni ya vona, va endla leswi nawu wu nga swi laveki. Ha swi twisisa leswaku swi endliwa hi yini sweswo kambe a swi fanelangi leswaku vanhu va teka nawu va wu veka emavokweni ya vona ku fika laha va dlayaka hi ku va mudlayi a dlayile.
Swi fanerile leswaku va tirhisana swin'we na maphorisa na vaaka-tiko ku khomisa swigevenga hinkwaso ka swona leswaku nawu wu famba hi ndlela leyi huvo na Vumbiwa swi vulaka swona.
Ha nkhensa loko va swi kotile ku khoma lava va khomeke. Ha tshemba leswaku van'wana va ta swi kota ku hlayisa nawu na ku khoma makhamba hinkwawo. Inkomu. (Translation of Xitsonga paragraphs follows.)
[Maphanga, aged 29, was assaulted with knobkierries and stoned to death. The IFP understands that legal processes are so slow that citizens, in exasperation, take the law into their own hands. We do understand the cause, but poeple must not take the law into their own hands to the point where they kill someone because that person has killed someone else.
It is appropriate for citizens to work together with the police in ensuring that all criminals are apprehended. This will allow the law to take its cause, which is what is expected by the Constitution and the courts.
We appreciate the arrests that have been made. We trust that others will respect the law and aid in the apprehension of all criminals. Thank you.]