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Pig farm double murder: Bail application to happen in Polokwane

Three men stand accused of murdering Mariah Makgato (47) and Lucia Ndlovu (34) on August 17 and feeding them to pigs.

POLOKWANE – The murder case against the Onverwaght farm owner Zachariah Olivier (60) and his two employees Adriaan De Wet (19) and William Musoro (45) has once again been postponed in the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court.

Olivier, De Wet and Musoro were expected to apply for bail in front of a full courtroom but the court referred their case to the Polokwane Regional Court.

They will remain in custody until October 2 when they will next appear.

The trio stands accused of murdering Mariah Makgato (47) and Lucia Ndlovu (34) on August 17 and feeding them to pigs.

The women’s bodies were discovered after the police were alerted about Makgato’s disappearance after visiting the farm on August 17.

They were accompanied by a 47-year-old foreign national male who was also shot and hospitalised.

It is said the trio trespassed on the farm to collect discarded food with other community members.

Shots were fired at the group, resulting in Makgato and Ndlovu’s deaths.

The accused each face charges of two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition and defeating the ends of justice, while Musuro also faces a charge of contravening the Immigration Act 13 of 2002.

More details to follow in this week’s Polokwane Observer.

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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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