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Soldier trampled to death on SA border

By Staff Reporter • 31 July 2025
Soldier trampled to death on SA border

Stray elephants crossing from Zimbabwe may have caused the death of a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier stationed near Musina. Private Xavier Raynard (33) was apparently trampled by a herd of elephants on the Malala drift road, ...

By Elmon Tshikhudo and Andries van Zyl

Stray elephants crossing from Zimbabwe may have caused the death of a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier stationed near Musina. Private Xavier Raynard (33) was apparently trampled by a herd of elephants on the Malala drift road, near the banks of the Limpopo River.

The incident occurred on Sunday morning, 27 July, approximately 300 metres from the SANDF's Madimbo operational base, where Raynard was deployed. He was attache...

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