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Leonard Hlathi

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Name: Leonard Hlathi

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Two murdered in Mpumalanga

Nelspruit - Two people have been murdered in separate crimes in Mpumalanga, police said on Wednesday.A 46-year-old security guard at the Lamulelani High School, in Hazyview, was killed during a robbery at the school on Tuesday night, Colonel Leonard Hlathi ... [Published IOL - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Leonard Hlathi, Robbery, Crime

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Protesters beaten up before they could march

Councillors from an Mpumalanga municipality gave residents permission to protest, but then allegedly had them so severely beaten the day before, they couldn’t even assemble.The councillors allegedly sent gangs in balaclavas to flog residents of Embalenhle ... [Published City Press - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Govan Mbeki, Protesters, Pamphleteer, Leonard Hlathi, Protest

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

Initiation deaths – no arrests yet

Mpumalanga police have sent some of the dockets containing their investigations into the recent spate of initiation school deaths to the director of public prosecutions for a decision.Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Leonard Hlathi could not, however, ... [Published City Press - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Leonard Hlathi, Arrests, David Mabuza, Middelburg (Mpumalanga, South Africa)

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Horrifying time for initiates’ families

Johannesburg - As the death toll in Mpumalanga initiation schools continues to mount, parents have expressed fear that their children may also not return home alive.Such is the fear among parents that those whose boys are not attending are keeping a close ... [Published IOL - May 24 2013]

Entities: Circumcision, Middelburg (Mpumalanga, South Africa), Leonard Hlathi

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

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Mpumalanga initiate toll rises

The number of boys who have died in initiation schools in Mpumalanga has risen to 30, the provincial health department said on Thursday. "The number is now 30," said spokesman Ronnie Masilela.On Monday, Mpumalanga police said 27 boys had died in initiation ... [Published Sowetan - May 24 2013]

Entities: Leonard Hlathi, Jacob Zuma, Inquest, Police

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

ANC: Parliament to debate initiate dea...

Parliament will probably debate the deaths of initiates at the end of the month, the ANC chief whip?s office has said. ?The Speaker of the National Assembly has agreed to chief whip Dr Mathole Motshekga?s request that Parliament conduct a debate on the ... [Published Daily News South Africa - May 24 2013]

Entities: Middelburg (Mpumalanga, South Africa), Mathole Motshekga, Leonard Hlathi

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 3 reports

Initiation death toll rises to 30

The number of boys who have died in initiation schools in Mpumalanga has risen to 30, the provincial health department has said.“The number is now 30,” said spokesman Ronnie Masilela today.On Monday, Mpumalanga police said 27 boys had died in initiation ... [Published City Press - May 23 2013]

Entities: Leonard Hlathi, Inquest, Police

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 3 reports

Parliament to debate initiate deaths: ANC

Parliament will probably debate the deaths of initiates at the end of the month, the African National Congress chief whip's office said on Thursday. "The Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) has agreed to Chief Whip Dr Mathole Motshekga's request that ... [Published The New Age Online - May 23 2013]

Entities: African National Congress, Middelburg (Mpumalanga, South Africa), Mathole Motshekga, Leonard Hlathi

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Zuma voices ire at circumcision deaths

Outrage continues to swell over the deaths of 29 young men after they underwent circumcision rituals at initiation schools in Mpumalanga.As the death toll rose from 27 on Friday to 29 on Tuesday, President Jacob Zuma called for ?swift justice? for the ... [Published Daily News South Africa - May 22 2013]

Entities: Circumcision, Jacob Zuma, Leonard Hlathi, Anger

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

IFP calls for inquiry into initiation deaths

MPUMALANGA - The Inkatha Freedom Party has called for a commission of inquiry into the deaths of 27 initiates in Mpumalanga."This is tragic. It is imperative that the commission be set up because all stakeholders involved in this matter are defending ... [Published ENCA - May 21 2013]

Entities: Inkatha Freedom Party (ZA), Leonard Hlathi, Peter Smith

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Zuma outraged at circumcision deaths

President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday expressed shock and outrage at the deaths of 27 boys who attended initiation schools in Mpumalanga. "The whole country is outraged at this massive and unnecessary loss of young life at the hands of those who are supposed ... [Published The New Age Online - May 21 2013]

Entities: Jacob Zuma, Circumcision, Leonard Hlathi, South Africa, Nelson Mandela

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Initiates: 26 murder cases opened

THE NUMBER of boys who have died at various Mpumalanga initiation schools has risen to 27.Some bled to death and others died of dehydration.The youths, aged between 13 and 20, died at schools in Kwaggafontein, Middelburg, Verena, KwaMhlanga, Belfast, ... [Published Security.co.za - May 21 2013]

Entities: Homicide, Circumcision, Middelburg (Mpumalanga, South Africa), Leonard Hlathi, Delmas

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Two murdered in Mpumalanga [Published IOL - 4 hours ago]
Protesters beaten up before they could march [Published City Press - Jun 16 2013]
Initiation deaths – no arrests yet [Published City Press - Jun 08 2013]
Mpumalanga initiate deaths queried [Published City Press - Jun 02 2013]
Circumcisions are a money-spinner: Motsoaledi [Published Health24 - May 31 2013]
Circumcisions a money-spinner: Motsoaledi [Published The New Age Online - May 30 2013]
Exploring taboo rite of passage [Published Daily News South Africa - May 27 2013]
Horrifying time for initiates’ families [Published IOL - May 24 2013]
Mpumalanga initiate toll rises [Published Sowetan - May 24 2013]
ANC: Parliament to debate initiate dea... [Published Daily News South Africa - May 24 2013]
Where initiation is a touchy topic [Published IOL - May 23 2013]
Initiation death toll rises to 30 [Published City Press - May 23 2013]
Sanac condemns initiates deaths [Published The New Age Online - May 23 2013]
Initiation death toll rises to 36 [Published Times Live South Africa - May 23 2013]
Parliament to debate initiate deaths: ANC [Published The New Age Online - May 23 2013]
Action sought as initiation death toll reaches 33 [Published Times Live South Africa - May 22 2013]
Zuma voices ire at circumcision deaths [Published Daily News South Africa - May 22 2013]
Speed up initiate probe: ANC [Published Times Live South Africa - May 22 2013]
Local leader blames negligence in circumcision ... [Published Sowetan - May 22 2013]
Ecclesia de Lange will take her former employer... [Published Legalbrief - May 21 2013]
IFP calls for inquiry into initiation deaths [Published ENCA - May 21 2013]
Probe initiate deaths - IFP [Published iafrica.com - May 21 2013]
Zuma outraged at circumcision deaths [Published The New Age Online - May 21 2013]
Doctor jailed for fake cancer cure [Published 6minutes.net.au - May 21 2013]
Initiates: 26 murder cases opened [Published Security.co.za - May 21 2013]
Bleeding, dehydration blamed for initiates death [Published Sowetan - May 21 2013]
Zuma concerned over 23 initiation deaths [Published New Zimbabwe.com - May 21 2013]