The courtroom was filled to capacity with members of the Mhluzi community, who gathered anxiously to hear whether Mngidlane would be granted bail.
Mhluzi residents came out to support Kamogelo’s family and demand justice. PHOTO: Lebo Choma.
Kamogelo (18) was brutally killed last Tuesday on school premises. His fellow learner Mngidlane was apprehended later that same day.
Community members attended the hearing in large numbers but left deeply disappointed when the matter was postponed once again.
Kamogelo was laid to rest in a dignified funeral last weekend, with the Matsepe family receiving overwhelming support from the community, friends, and fellow learners. A memorial service celebrating Kamogelo’s life was held on Friday at the Adelaide Tambo Hall in Mhluzi.
Kamogelo was laid to rest last weekend. PHOTO: Supplied.
Many people have since taken to social media to express how the brutal loss of a young life has affected them, with calls for justice growing louder.
• Mngidlane was remanded in custody and will appear in court again next week for a formal bail application.
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Lebo Choma has been working as a journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since June 2025. Lebo holds an LLB degree from the University of Zululand. As a community journalist her true passion is serving the community by being its voice. As a young journalist, she has a passion for covering a variety of stories, however, court stories and heartwarming people’s stories are her favorite to cover.
