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Muti killings up ahead of 2010?
2009-03-06 14:20
Nelspruit - Over 70% of South Africans surveyedas part of a report on the trafficking on humanbody parts believe that muti killings will increaseas the 2010 Soccer World Cup approaches."There is a clear link between muti and business.With the World Cup approaching, people wesurveyed believe more people will be killed andtheir body parts used in muti that is bought to
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Tshwarelo eseng Mogakaneensure businesses prosperity," said Simon Fellows, author of a reportentitled
Trafficking Body Parts in Mozambique and South Africa 
.The report, commissioned by the Human Rights League in Mozambique and released inpartnership with Childline South Africa, took seven months to complete and was released this week.The report also revealed that 70% of people surveyed in South Africa and Mozambique believehuman body partsmakemutimore effective.
Cultural beliefs
"Although this stems from generalised questions, itdoes indicate a deep-founded cultural belief that body parts make the medicine more effective and that it can solve any problem, from poverty tohealth issues," said Fellows."Witchdoctors, usually through athird party, actively seek human body parts from live victims," he said.The research was conducted between May and September through 30 regional workshopsattended by 413 people in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State in SouthAfrica, and Maputo, Nampula, Sofala, Tete, Delgado and Niassa in Mozambique.The 139 people interviewed included members of human rights organisations, religious bodies,women's movements, local authorities, police, municipal councils, community and traditional healerorganisations.Individuals surveyed included nurses, teachers, social workers, radio station presenters and evenfishermen.The interviews showed that those who approached witchdoctors for assistance sometimeshad topart with more than just their money. Some were expected tosacrifice family members, even theirwives and children.
Code of silence
In interviews with people who had experienced muti murders first hand, the research discoveredthat body parts of people killed in Mozambique were smuggled to religious leaders in South Africawho believe the muti will increase the size of their congregations."Muti murders are shrouded by a code of silence, where people are fearful of speaking out,allowing the practice to continue with little or no consequence for the perpetrators," said Fellows.He said in Mpumalanga seven cases had been confirmed, whilein Limpopoonly four cases of muti
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