The alleged incident happened on Friday in the mountains near GaMphahlele, outside Polokwane.

Lebowakgomo police spokesman Captain Mamphaswa Seabi said the victim had been admitted to a local hospital where she was receiving treatment.

He said the 50-year-old woman had called a radio station after her child went missing last week, looking for help. The woman gave out her contact numbers.

Seabi said the woman was contacted by the "sangoma", who claimed he could assist her in finding her child.

Seabi said an arrangement was made for the two to meet at Mashite village. "The victim travelled from Makurung village to go and meet with the alleged sangoma in Mashite on Friday. The two apparently met in the bushes," said Seabi.

He said it was at about 5pm when the man took the woman to the banks of the Lepelle River to perform "rituals" that would help her find the missing child.

"The woman told us that the man advised her that the rituals would work when the two had undressed.

"She complied and the man started burning some chicken feathers, claiming they would help find the missing child," he said.

Seabi said the man, who is in his late 30s, then told the woman to come with him to the mountains where he started collecting firewood. He made a fire because it was cold on top of the mountains.

"The man allegedly started raping the woman repeatedly throughout the whole night."

In the morning the woman started fighting with the man, resulting in the rapist hitting her with a stone on the head.

The man then fled.

After recovering, the woman reported her ordeal to the police, who launched a manhunt.

"We want to advise people, especially women, to be careful and not to fall for scams such as these where they would be vulnerable to rapes and attacks from people they did not even know."

Seabi said the woman did not know who her attacker was and where he lived.

"People should refrain from engaging in whatever arrangement, be it business or otherwise, with strangers," he said.

Seabi is appealing to anyone with information to alert the police.

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Jul 31, 2012

MommaC

"A SELF-PROCLAIMED sangoma"

When are the various (overpaid and underworked) organisations relating to traditional affairs going to start to regulate these charlatans?
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Jul 31, 2012

Memme

Perfom rituals while naked???? Come on now........
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Jul 31, 2012

truthhurt

How is this rape? the two parties agreed to meet and they both agreed to take off their clothes and the rest is none of our business.
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Jul 31, 2012

Mellow

Shame desperation makes ppl believe alles. Now her suffering will never end the pain just lingers on
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Jul 31, 2012

Mokwepa

In the morning the woman started fighting with the man, resulting in the rapist hitting her with a stone on the head.
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y only in the morning? i smell segwagwa here


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Jul 31, 2012

JeanClaude

While i understand her desperation, why go meet someone u've never met before, alone in the bushes at 5pm nogal. Why did she not have take along a neighbour or someone. There are no sangoma nowadays, only chancers.
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Jul 31, 2012

januswanus

"Vumani, ngiyavuma, Vumani, ngiyavuma, idloziblithi ngikuhlokoloze mawuchama uzobona umtwana wakho gogo last akhona kwamanje" suppose he told her that.
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Jul 31, 2012

Selab

"The man allegedly started raping the woman repeatedly throughout the whole night."

"In the morning the woman started fighting with the man, resulting in the rapist hitting her with a stone on the head."


Why start fighting in the morning? was she not enjoying the whole night? eish, sowetan put this story clear


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Jul 31, 2012

Korea

Seabi said the man, who is in his late 30s, then told the woman to come with him to the mountains where he started collecting firewood. He made a fire because it was cold on top of the mountains.

"The man allegedly started raping the woman repeatedly throughout the whole night."

What kind of reporting is this??? You collect wood because it's cold then you start raping repeatedly for the whole night??? Where is the link of events in this part of reporting??? Sowetan is an @ss!!!
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Jul 31, 2012

candilious

Shame now what happening with finding her Son double tragedy
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