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A dead North West man has nine names but no identity.

The Star newspaper reported that police tried to identify the dead man by running his fingerprints through the system and came up with nine different names and ages.

Now they have no idea which — if any — of these identities is correct or what the man’s motivation was for hiding his identity.

On Monday, Captain Adele Myburgh said the man was found dead in a field near his house in Schweizer-Reneke on July 26.

She said there was no foul play suspected as an autopsy had been performed and showed no sign of injury.

Neighbours told the police that the man was Setswana-speaking.

His fingerprints were linked to nine different names, all with different ages between 48 and 56.

His names were Jan Gosekuang, Johannes Mahlatse, Mahlatse Mahlatsi, Osewang Matlatsi, Oujan Mokwatsi, Oupa Moopelwa, Petrus Moseki, Simon Motsatse and Willem Motseki.

Myburgh said the fingerprints did not link him to any criminal activity, a frequent motivation for working under multiple names.

She told the newspaper that the unidentified man was a black man with very dark complexion, short with a slender build and a goatee.

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Sat May 25 14:41:29 SAST 2013 ::

Sep 4, 2012

Kgaoza606

Isn't he Julius Motaung, no mann, Bobby Mathale, mm'mm, Castle Motshekga, haai mann, Julius Zuma, eeish no no no, mara ke mang da mann????
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Sep 4, 2012

Sthibolibo

Put him in a morgue for a while his family will come for him otherwise there is no other choice but to give him one of those famous SA government paupers burial. Ke sono.
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Sep 4, 2012

VENDALIOUS

probably a nigerian man
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Sep 4, 2012

Sugaar

Even here on the blog RobinH and Sinudeity is the same person.
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Sep 4, 2012

MommaC

Department of Horror Affairs and their incompetency again. It wouldn't surprise me if NONE of the names were his.
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Sep 4, 2012

Kabelo10

@VENDALIOUS
probably a nigerian man
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ha ha ha, maybe you right, this people are scattered all over SA nowadays.
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Sep 4, 2012

Galfrend

But why would he do that when he is not a criminal? thats strange...But I think Matlatsi,is either his real name or surname.......................

NoChnage..lol
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Sep 4, 2012

Bahaeso

@VENDALIOUS
probably a nigerian man
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A Nigerian man o buang Setswana. I have never heard of it. Nigerian can only attempt to do a greeting in SA indegenous languages. Vendalious , tell us about the Nigerian men who can speak Setswana
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Sep 4, 2012

Honeybadger

is the identification system in SA so weak that the same set of finger prints can be registered over and over using different names?
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Sep 4, 2012

DJ-Winner

VENDALIOUS
probably a nigerian man
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ha ha ha ha...could be.
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