Former Umzimkhulu municipal manager, Zweliphansi Skhosana, is due to appear in the Umzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal today in connection with the murder of former African National Congress Youth League secretary general, Sindiso Magaqa, in 2017.
Skhosana was arrested in Durban earlier this week by the police’s task team on political killings in KwaZulu-Natal.
Charges against were provisionally withdrawn by the state in 2018.
Magaqa was serving as an Umzimkhulu councillor when gunmen opened fire on his car. He later died in hospital.
Magaqa’s family expressed disappointed when they were not allowed in the courtroom on Tuesday.
Sikhosana’s arrest comes weeks after hitman Sibusiso Ncengwa was sentenced to 25-years imprisonment after pleading guilty.
Details of his previous court appearance in the report below:
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