SAMWU murder case postponed to 2022
Three brothers of Radzuma family, Percy, Simon and Ndivhuwo of Makwarela township near Sibasa and a resident of Eswatini, Thabo Sibanze stand accused of the murders of the Samwu members, Ronald Mani (50) and Timpson Musetsho (50) in 2019.
LIMPOPO – The lawyer representing the families of the two slain South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) members in the Vhembe district is confident that more suspects could be arrested following recent evidence uncovered during police investigations.
Speaking outside the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court last Monday, lawyer Vanessa Van Wyk said police investigations into cellphone records will give clearer information of who communicated with who when the crimes were committed.
“We hope that the cellphone recordings will help the police during the investigations and enable them to link the suspects with the killings of the two union members. Once the investigations are done, we hope the matter will be dealt with in court when the trial starts.”
Three brothers of Radzuma family, Percy, Simon and Ndivhuwo of Makwarela township near Sibasa and a resident of Eswatini, Thabo Sibanze stand accused of the murders of the Samwu members, Ronald Mani (50) and Timpson Musetsho (50) in 2019.
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The two leaders were vocal and critised the Vhembe district’s decision to invest R300 million into the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank.
Sibanze was arrested in 2019, firstly for intimidation of Samwu officials in Vhembe and was charged with the murder of Ronald Mani.
Advocate Thihangwi Nelufule, who represented accused Percy, withdrew after he opted to now be represented by advocate Ratshilumela Makhera.
The case was postponed to February 28 for further police investigation.
The suspects remain in police custody while investigations continue.
