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ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said the abduction and murder of Nqobile Zulu, 5, and Tshiamo Rabanye, 6, 'highlights how our communities are left defenceless against rising crime'.

PHOTO: Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo ImagesTheir bodies were found in separate locations on Thursday after they were abducted the previous night.ActionSA has offered a R50 000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those who killed two Soweto boys last week.

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said the abduction and murder of Nqobile Zulu, 5, and Tshiamo Rabanye, 6,"highlights how our communities are left defenceless against rising crime".Guardian of slain Soweto boy rescued him from drug-abusing mom Residents, including patrollers, spent Wednesday night frantically combing the area for the missing boys. Their bodies were eventually found in separate locations on Thursday morning, and some of their body parts were missing.

Mashaba wrote to Gauteng police commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, last week to say he would make the funds available. Mashaba is a close family friend of the boys' family spokesperson and visited the bereaved family on Saturday. He was joined by former City of Johannesburg police chief David Tembe and Gauteng chairperson Funzi Ngobeni.The Zulu and Rabanye families both welcomed our offer for a reward to find the perpetrators responsible for these senseless killings and asked that [Tembe] be the liaison between the police and the families during the investigation.

 

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