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‘We’ll wait even 20 years for justice’ – family of murdered Soweto sangoma accused of witchcraft

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Gogo Jostina Sangwena's funeral at Naledi Community Hall in Soweto last year. To her family's dismay, the trial of the men accused of setting her alight was this week postponed to 10 March 2022.
Gogo Jostina Sangwena's funeral at Naledi Community Hall in Soweto last year. To her family's dismay, the trial of the men accused of setting her alight was this week postponed to 10 March 2022.
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The news was a another devastating blow to Jostina Sangweni's family.

For them justice delayed is almost like justice denied. It's been nearly a year since the 59-year-old sangoma was accused of witchcraft, tortured and set alight in Mapetla, Soweto on 26 March 2021. 

The men standing trial for her murder, Taelo Dipholo, Collen Sello and a suspect by the name of Mothusi Monama, has been postponed to 10 March 2022.

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