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Multi-murder accused Themba Dube to go on trial in January 2023

Dube, who is originally from Gwanda Mpaya village in Zimbabwe appeared before the Seshego Magistrate's Court earlier today (May 24) on seven counts of kidnapping, seven counts of rape, seven counts of murder and a count of illegal immigration. 

POLOKWANE – Multi-murder accused, Themba Dube will go on trial in the Limpopo High Court: Polokwane Division on 16 to 27 January 2023.

Dube, who is originally from Gwanda Mpaya village in Zimbabwe appeared before the Seshego Magistrate’s Court earlier today (May 24) on seven counts of kidnapping, seven counts of rape, seven counts of murder and a count of illegal immigration.

Read more: Dube murder case: “He deserves to rot in jail for tearing my family apart”

He was arrested on November 3 in possession of a suspected stolen cellphone that belonged to a woman who was kidnapped in Lebowakgomo in October 2021.

Dube was in custody when investigations led to the discovery of seven women’s bodies dumped at different locations in Seshego, Polokwane, Mankweng, and Westenburg policing areas.

He would lure the women with promises of employment.

Read more: Missing women: Local man confesses to killings

NPA Regional Spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said Dube will remain in custody until his trial.

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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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