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SOLDIERS TURN UMKHUKHU INTO SEX DEN

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image The pregnant 16-year-old girl (L).


NHLANGANO – A temporary structure that was constructed by the army at Makhosini when it came to settle there, has the community up in arms as they believe that it is now a sex den used by some soldiers at the base.


The community wants the makeshift structure, constructed of poles with a cover, demolished with immediate effect and the soldiers alleged to have abused young girls from the area dealt with accordingly.


The only item in the structure is a bed. It is located a distance from the homesteads and surrounded by trees but if one pays attention, it is visible enough to see people walking in and out as it is the only one there.   
What infuriates the community even more is that young girls are seemingly the target, with some allegedly having been raped in the same structure, umkhukhu.       


The rape allegation came about after a 16-year-old girl, who attended school in the region reported to a care-giver that she had been raped allegedly after being dragged into the structure by a soldier.


She has since dropped out of school and following the revelation of her pregnancy, has disappeared from the area. 
According to the care-giver, who asked that her identity be protected together with other community members, the girl said she was on her home when she was approached by a soldier.


“The soldier asked her where she was going and where she resides. When the girl answered, the soldier grabbed her and before she could scream he had covered her mouth with his hand and was dragging her into lomkhukhu.”
She claimed that he raped her at different intervals over the night and released her the following morning with a stern warning not to report what had happened.


The care-giver explained that part of their duty is to visit homestead by homestead assisting those who need any form of assistance or counselling. that was how she found out what had happened to the girl.

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