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Wiers case postponed again

The case has brought the community together in collectively wanting justice for Tanya Wiers murder.

POLOKWANE – Frans Maela’s bail hearing was postponed in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court today. He is set to reappear on 28 February.

The accused was remanded in custody.


POLOKWANE – The accused in the Tanya Wiers (44) murder case, Frans Maela, will appear before the Polokwane Magistrates court today, Tuesday, 21 February.

The case has brought the community together in collectively wanting justice for her murder. This has resulted in crowds gathering outside the court.

Wiers was murdered on 6 February in her home in Eduan Park where her bloodied body was discovered by her son Rolf on returning home from school. She was lying in one of the rooms naked with multiple stab wounds to the neck and under the chin. Both of her eyes had been removed with a sharp object.

 

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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