Mahlaba was arrested for the murder of Wandile Ngubeni, an ANCYL regional deputy chairperson who was shot and killed three years ago.
Newcastle Local Municipality Mayor Dr. Nthuthuko Mahlaba was remanded in custody on Monday after being charged with the murder of a regional African National Congress Youth League leader in 2016 and the attempted murder of another.
A heavily armed police contingent escorted Mahlaba to court as hundreds of protesters gathered in the area. One group held signs reading: “Hands off our mayor” and “100% behind our mayor”, while another group – many of them ANCYL members – called for bail to be denied. Heavily armed police arrested Mahlaba – who is one of the leaders of the ANC’s eMalahleni Region and a general practitioner – on Friday afternoon at the municipality.
The state provisionally withdrew charges against Ndobe and one other accused in that case, citing insufficient evidence. The two remaining accused will appear for their bail hearings on Tuesday. Barely two months after Ngubeni was murdered, eMalahleni ward 6 candidate-councillor Thembi Mbongwa, 35, was shot dead at her home in front of her husband and children.
According to the Sunday Tribune, Mahlaba opened a case with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate earlier this year, alleging police had been “conspiring” since 2016 to falsely charge him with Ngubeni’s death.
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