-
[FILE] Three of the four accused in the Sindiso Magaqa murder trial seen in the dock at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on 23 April 2023.
The trial of three people accused of murdering former African National Congress Youth League Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa is expected to begin in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Monday.
Magaqa was killed in 2017 after allegedly raising concerns about the use of municipal funds to refurbish a memorial hall in the uMzimkhulu Local Municipality.
The matter has been set down from 18 May until 12 June 2026.
The accused are former uMzimkhulu municipal manager Zweliphansi Stanley Skhosana, Sbonelo Myeza and Mbulelo Mpofana.
Skhosana remains in custody, while Myeza and Mpofana are out on bail.
The three face charges including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession of a prohibited firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.
The case is expected to focus on the circumstances surrounding Magaqa’s killing and the events leading up to the shooting.
Related video | Sindiso Magaqa’s killer, Sibusiso Ncengwa, sentenced to 25 years
