By: Natasha Archary

Johannesburg Emergency Services have confirmed that a second body from an apparent ritual cleansing has been retrieved from the Klip River on Friday, 24 November.
This comes two days after the body of an 18-year old female was retrieved on Wednesday, 23 November, 5-days after the cleansing ritual was perfomed.
The second body, although unconfirmed, is believed to be that of the 21-year old male who also went missing on Saturday, 18 November after a river cleansing ritual which was approved of by the girl’s family.
On Thursday, the 18-year old’s identity was confirmed as Ayaphiwa Ndothi, a matriculant who was writing exams, and whose family noticed that she wasn’t coping well.
It was then that the family decided to send her for the cleansing ritual, which was recommended because the sangoma who carried out this, had performed similar rituals for other kids in the community.
The deceased male’s family will have to identify the body that was retrieved.
A inquest docket into the youngsters’ deaths will be opened.
This brings the total number of bodies recoverd during the search to 2 as it was initially reported on Sunday that the two were washed away during a Cleansing ritual along Kliprevier river stream in Olifantsvlei on Saturday night,a job well done to the search teams. pic.twitter.com/RHCNcVMV6T
— Cojems Spokesperson (@RobertMulaudzi) November 24, 2023
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