Robbers dig up ex-leader's bones

Johannesburg - Grave robbers in South Africa have dug up the bones of a former deputy minister of the apartheid regime to create…

Johannesburg - Grave robbers in South Africa have dug up the bones of a former deputy minister of the apartheid regime to create a powerful "cure" for AIDS, the Sunday Times has reported.

"All that is left of Hannes Rall, a deputy minister of transport in the apartheid government, are a few bones in a plastic bag at a police station in northern KwaZulu-Natal," the newspaper said.

The newspaper reported that Rall's 75-year-old former farm manager had put the word around that AIDS sufferers who brewed the crushed bones of well-known whites into tea would be cured of the disease.

  • Join The Irish Times on WhatsApp and stay up to date

  • Sign up for push alerts to get the best breaking news, analysis and comment delivered directly to your phone

  • Listen to In The News podcast daily for a deep dive on the stories that matter