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Case against Tumi Mokwena postponed

Mokwena is out on R10 000 bail following a shooting incident at Zebediela Citrus Estate in June.

POLOKWANE – The case including four murder charges, brought against local attorney Tumi Mokwena, will resume in the Lebowakgomo Magistrate’s Court on 24 November after being postponed on Friday, pending further investigations.

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Council for the defense tried without success to stop a further postponement.

According to earlier reports, Mokwena had to flee the premises following a meeting with some employees at the estate.

Four people were injured in a shooting that followed.

Mokwena also opened a case against his attackers, but no steps have been taken yet to get the perpetrators before court.

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Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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