Five Eastern Cape family members killed as they sleep

In another multiple murder to rock the Eastern Cape, the family members, four women and a boy, were found shot dead in their Luphondo village home

08 March 2023 - 14:59 By Ziyanda Zweni

An eight-year-old girl from Lusikisiki woke to find five of her family members murdered, forcing her to run frantically from door-to-door with a one-year-old baby on her back as she sought help from neighbours. ..

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