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Spectre of eldercide haunts Eastern Cape ‘village of death’

March 28, 2022 | Zodidi Mhlana & Marcia Zali | Mail & Guardian

Shelter: Violet Maliwa and her husband opened their home to women who live alone. Photos: Delwyn Verasamy

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Six men accused in the murders of 11 older people from Zingqolweni village in Cacadu in the Eastern Cape have been arrested, months after the chain of deaths stoked fears of a serial killer.

On average, one victim was robbed and killed almost every month between 1 December 2020 and July last year, leading to the area being named “the village of death”. The arrests come after several reports of house-breaking incidents last month.

According to a villager who asked not to be named, one of the suspects was arrested for the house breakings and later confessed that he and five other men were behind the murders that left older women in the village traumatised, with some fleeing for their lives.

About the Authors

Zodidi Mhlana

Zodidi Mhlana has covered a number of issues including education, human interest, health and social justice. She has spent weeks reporting on the ongoing civil war in Syria. She has… Read More.


Marcia Zali

Marcia Zali is a freelance journalist from South Africa. She holds a Bachelors degree in Journalism from the Tshwane University of Technology. Zali currently works as a freelancer where she… Read More.

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