Stakeholders from the criminal justice system, traditional healers and faith-based organisations are to meet in Pretoria on Monday, 22 March to discuss measures that need to be taken to deal with cases of muti killings in the country.
The Ritual Killing Indaba to be held at the Presidential Guesthouse will also receive a presentation on the outcomes of the study on cross-border trafficking of body parts between South Africa and Mozambique.
The Indaba will be addressed by the Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities, Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya, who has expressed concern about violation of human rights of women and children through killings and extraction of their body parts to make imithi.
The media is invited to attend the Indaba which takes place as follows:
Date: 22 March 2010
Time: 10h00
Venue: Presidential Guesthouse, Gate No 9, Nassau Street, off Church Street, Pretoria
Please forward the name and identity document (ID) number of the journalist/photographer attending to:
Sibani Mngadi
Cell: 0827720161
E-mail: Sibani@po.gov.za or Sibanimngadi@hotmail.com
Issued by: The Presidency
19 March 2010
