Tokwana was sentenced to 15 years while the co-accused Mnuka was sentenced to four months. Photo: Caxton Local Media.
Sivumile Tokwana, 33, has been sentenced in the Palm Ridge High Court to 15 years earlier this week for the murder of Babongile Ncanywa.
According to Sergeant Linkie Lefakane, the Bekkersdal Police spokesperson, the 25-year-old Ncanywa was stabbed during a fight at a local tavern on 22 February 2020. He was rushed to a local clinic but there he succumbed to his injuries.
“His co-accused, Sibusiso Mnuka, 36, was charged with assault relating to the incident, but he was only sentenced to four months in prison,” Lefakane said.
Following an intense investigation, the two suspects were arrested and denied bail, until the matter was referred to the High Court.”
Colonel Phumelele Matamela, the Bekkersdal Police station commander has praised the justice system for ensuring that the perpetrators were brought to book.
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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
