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In a video<br>\nthat went viral on social media, residents can be seen chatting to each other<br>\nwhile the bodies of two men burn down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dumisani Qwebe,<br>\nNyanga CPF secretary, described residents\u2019 behaviour as \u201cuncalled<br>\nfor\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe community<br>\nmust refrain from taking the law into their own hands. What they did was bad.<br>\nWe have law enforcement officers whose primary job is to keep peace in our<br>\nsocieties,\u201d said Qwebe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged the<br>\ncommunity to work with the police to fight crime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qwebe stated that<br>\nit was everybody\u2019s responsibility to fight crime in society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provincial police<br>\nspokesperson Sgt Wesley Twigg said Nyanga police are investigating two counts<br>\nof murder. He said the incident happened at about 16:05 near the Philippi<br>\nrailway station. \u201cThe circumstances surrounding the incident are under<br>\ninvestigation. 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