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Tumi Mokwena’s attempted murder case postponed to 2018

The case was postponed to 26 January in the Lebowakgomo Magistrate’s court for the determination of a regional court date.

POLOKWANE – Mokoena was arrested, on four counts of attempted murder, in June after consultations with six clients on the Zebediela Citrus Estate.

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A group of workers armed with stones and sticks allegedly confronted Mokoena, accusing him of failing to pay workers while he himself had been part of the farm’s management last year. When workers allegedly blocked his way when he tried to leave, Mokoena allegedly shot at them and injured four employees, with one of the workers sustaining a serious gunshot wound.

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Police Spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe said during Mokoena’s arrest, one firearm was recovered.

Mokoena has also opened a case of attempted murder against the farm workers attacking him, but no-one has been arrested or appeared in court yet in connection with that case.

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Raeesa Sempe

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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