Some progress in the SAMWU-murders case

Ms Vanessa van Wyk, representative of the families of the two SAMWU members murdered in 2019, Ronald Mani (50) and the union’s former acting national president, Mr Timpson Musetsho (50), said she was confident that more suspects would be brought to book after the police had conducted their investigation on cellphone records obtained, which should show who had communicated with whom.

Percy Radzuma, his two brothers, Simon and Ndivhuwo, and Thabo Sibanze stand accused of murdering Mani and Musetsho, who had apparently been too vocal and critical of the Vhembe District Municipality’s decision to invest R300 million with the now-defunct VBS Mutual Bank.

 “We hope that the cellphone records will help the police with their investigations and be able to link the suspects with the killings of the two union members. We are hopeful that, once these investigations are done, the trial can start and be dealt with in court,” van Wyk said on Monday, 29 November, outside the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court. This after the case was postponed again, to 28 February 2022, for further police investigation. The suspects will remain in custody until then.

Percy Radzuma’s legal representative, Advocate Thihangwi Nelufule, unexpectedly announced that he would no longer represent Radzuma since the accused had decided to hire another representative, Advocate Ratshilumela Makhera.

Dean Tshenuwani Simon Farisani of the Mass Democratic Movement (MDM) also addressed the crowd gathered outside the court buildings. He said that progress was finally being made regarding the case and they were confident that, as soon as the trial started, the killers would reveal who had hired them to kill the union members.

News in brief - Date: 03 December 2021

Silas Nduvheni

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