Angry residents of KwaThema demanded former councillor’s bail to be revoked
Gogo Selina says she feels Ngwenya has not shown remorse for his actions.
KwaThema – “We are pleading with the Springs Magistrate’s Court to revoke former Clr Zwelibanzi Gwenya’s bail, he doesn’t deserve to be roaming the streets of KwaThema freely.”
These were the words of the angry residents of KwaThema, and political parties, who marched to the Springs Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
The group handed over a memorandum to the senior magistrate of the court, Pravina Lazarus, outside the court.
She promised that the court would respond to the resident’s grievances tabled in their memorandum within 14 days.
The former councillor is charged with the attempted murder of Mxolisi Dludlu on December 24.
It is alleged the councillor’s brother was fighting with the victim, and the brother called the councillor to intervene.
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Out of range, upon arrival, the councillor allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the victim in his face, in the process damaging his eye sight.
He was arrested on December 29 and released on a R1 000 bail the following day.
The victim’s grandmother, Selina Gule, who could not hold back her tears, says the councillor stole her grandson’s future and he must pay for it.
“Mxolisi facial bones have been damaged; he can’t eat but can only take in liquids.
“There is a special diet that the family has to buy for him daily, and we don’t have such funds.
“On Thursday doctors told us that we need to find a hospice to accommodate him because there is nothing they can do for him because his eyesight is completely damaged.
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“We hoped and pray they will be able to operate and fix his eyesight, but those dreams have been shattered,” she explains.
Gogo Selina says she feels Ngwenya has not shown remorse for his actions.
“He thinks he is untouchable because he has money and political connections, unlike our family.
“We are pleading to the court to afford Mxolisi the justice he deserves, and revoke his bail; he deserves to be locked behind bars,” she adds.
The case will be back in the Springs Magistrates Court on March 2.
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