IFP calls for national debate on death penalty

This comes in the wake of violent crimes against children, especially in KwaZulu-Natal.  

The party is calling for a national debate on the subject after the body of a murdered child was found in a bush in Phoenix this week.  

The IFP's Narend Singh says it adds to the list of horror stories of rampant crime in the country.

"When you look at it and when people are convicted of these crimes, the question that we have to ask is does the punishment fit the crime? We do know that there Constitutional Court rulings and findings on the implementation of the death penalty. 

"We believe it's about time that we listen to South Africans, we engage in the process like the process that was embarked upon on the expropriation of land, go around the country and listen to people's views," Singh said.

Meanwhile, the family of 10-year-old Miguel Louw, who went missing from Sydenham in July, is expected to view the body on Wednesday along with the families of other missing children.