A mayor and a municipal manager have charges of murder withdrawn — while another mayor has murder charges laid against him
Sindiso Magaqa. Picture: SOWETAN/ANTONIO MUCHAVE
At the Umzimkhulu magistrate’s court, prosecutor Shohana Moodley also withdrew charges of murder and attempted murder against Harry Gwala municipal manager Zwelibanzi Sikhosana. Moodley told a packed courtroom that the state was applying to provisionally withdraw the charges against the two, saying the state had been waiting for information regarding the case against them. Moodley added that it would be unfair to continue to keep them in custody.
Mhlaba was remanded into custody and will appear again on April 1 for a formal bail application. Mhlaba, who has been in the position for the past few weeks, has opened a case with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate saying the team investigating political violence wanted to “frame” him ahead of his inauguration.
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