Families of the dead said they did not agree to the exhumations and now want the remains returned so that they can be reburied
Traditional leaders blame those who fail to enforce the laws that govern the practice
Families have asked the Congress of Traditional Leaders and the Human Rights Commission to intervene after waiting years to bury their loved ones
People who buried relatives at home were detained at the Mathibela tribal council and ordered to pay a R20 000 fine
For 13 years, the former residents have battled with Nkomati mine over the relocation of graves and the destruction of cattle kraals and homesteads
Many young people in Mpumalanga – most of them descendants of Mozambicans who fled the civil war – are in limbo because they don’t have identity documents and birth certificates