Mutilation and engraved walls: the tragic death of a KZN three-year-old

The boy’s father, a welder, has been arrested and charged with murder. His family says he is mentally ill

30 November 2020 - 19:50 By orrin singh

The walls of a room in which three-year-old Zazi Nzama had last been seen with his father are littered with dozens of words scratched with a sharp object in English and Zulu...

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