The Sangoma’s had actually brought several pythons to the occasion.
Police were especially hard pressed when a mourner turned up with a firearm taken from his vehicle.
At one point its seemed he would open fire on a law enforcement official who were part of the police effort to keep a surfeit of mourners out of the cemetery.
In fact, mourners were warned by police minister Bhekie Cele not to turn up in numbers exceeding 50.
This was to avoid the further spread of the pandemic.
The traffic officer who had been threatened by the gunman has opened a case.
The snakes were there because the deceased was himself a Sangoma. However, the Sangoma’s themselves exceeded the number prescribed by Minister Bheki Cele. Most were let to wait outside the cemetery for an hour and half.
Police have confirmed that a case has been opened.
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