Two sentenced to life imprisonment for Durban taxi owner’s murder

Two men, Mfanafuthi Madlala and Sifiso Sokhulu, have been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Durban Regional Court.

They were found guilty of shooting and killing taxi owner Siyabonga Ngcobo on July 10, 2022, while he was driving his minibus-taxi along Ramchad Road in the Effingham area of Greenwood.

Provincial Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says, “When police arrived at the scene, Ngcobo was found inside his Quantum with gunshot wounds and was declared dead at the scene. The Provincial Taxi Violence detectives took over the investigations and hit the ground running, arresting the first suspect on the same day and recovered a licenced firearm.”

“A day later, the second suspect was also cornered and arrested. The dedicated investigating officers collected strong evidence that connected the suspects with the murder and managed to convince the court to deny them bail until the day of their sentencing. Both suspects were also declared unfit to possess firearms,” adds Netshiunda.