The Incident of Baboon Killing and Eating During COVID-19 Lockdown in South Africa (with photos)
During the lockdown, residents of Jeppes Reef near the Matsamo border with Swaziland gathered to kill and eat a baboon that was found wandering on the streets.
When images of the incident surfaced on social media, it prompted Mpumalanga MEC for community safety, security & liaison, Gabisile Shabalala, to caution the community that their actions violated lockdown regulations and the law.
"The behavior of some communities, including the one in Nkomazi municipality, where people decided to kill an animal in large numbers is unacceptable. We condemn this. We warn against such gatherings as they go against the lockdown regulations, hampering efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Killing an animal just because...