LICHTENBURG - The state of Boikhutso Cemetery near Lichtenburg has community members up in arms.
They are demanding answers from the North West Health Department, which they allege damaged a lot of graves.
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It is alleged that the department exhumed 11 bodies in 2023.
They were allegedly searching the cemetery for a patient who went missing from the Thusong District Hospital, which has been permanently closed since 2022.
Residents are demanding answers, saying their cultural rights and the dignity of the graves were violated.