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South Africa: Parents Exhume Son's Remains Five Years After State Mistakenly Buried Him

Msindisi Phike was mistakenly buried as a pauper in 2021 during a delayed DNA investigation; his family secured exhumation and reburial under customary rites five years later.

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In 2021, Msindisi Phike was buried by the state as a pauper while his family was still waiting for his DNA results to be completed

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South Africa: Parents Exhume Son's Remains Five Years After State Mistakenly Buried Him

In 2021, Msindisi Phike was buried by the state as a pauper while his family was still waiting for his DNA results to be completed

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Parents exhume son’s remains five years after state mistakenly buried him

In 2021, Msindisi Phike was buried by the state as a pauper while his family was still waiting for his DNA results to be completed

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GroundUp News broke the news in on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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