The 50-year-old grandmother of one of the children killed in Soweto and her 39-year-old partner were formally charged for the murder the boys at the Protea Magistrates Court on Friday.
The couple was charged with the brutal mutilation and murder of six-year-old Tshiamo Rabanye and his 5-year-old friend, Mduduzi Zulu.
The boys went missing on 19 April while playing outside their homes.
Their bodies were discovered the next day.
The accused opted against legal defence, choosing to both represent themselves.
They were arrested on Wednesday after they were taken in for questioning by the police.
-EWN
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