{"id":58171,"date":"2022-03-17T12:21:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T10:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/ritual-ill-fated-20220316-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T19:14:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:14:41","slug":"ritual-ill-fated-20220316-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/ritual-ill-fated-20220316-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ritual ill-fated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_bbae4f7b\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The deceased are Kelebohile Katotsa (12), Tefo Kat\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/1764\/fb4e8129dd2641539f08390fc4589607.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9680465309b54308b09fa9775a19f350.jpeg\" title=\"The deceased are Kelebohile Katotsa (12), Tefo Katotsa (39), Tshediso Manong ( 29), Tshepo Moleleki (34), Shemanyane (37) \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The deceased are Kelebohile Katotsa (12), Tefo Katotsa (39), Tshediso Manong ( 29), Tshepo Moleleki (34), Shemanyane (37) <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Vista<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Five people drowned during a sangoma ritual, which was being performed in the Vet River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>Khanyisile Skade was holding her daughter Kelebohile Kototsa (12) so as to perform rituals on her, when the child was swept away.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Four male congregants tried to rescue her, but they too drowned. 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