Fight 'Over Family Home' Sparked Murder of 7, Limpopo Still Reeling: "Hayi Kunzima"

• The case against the man accused of killing seven family members in Polokwane has been postponed to January
• The incident was sparked by a fight over the family home and how it was being run, according to a family spokesperson
• Locals on social media, who are still shocked by the incident, decried the murders of an entire family over a dispute

MALAMULELE - More details are emerging following the brutal slayings of seven members of the same family that rocked the community of Jimmy Jones Village outside Malamulele in Polokwane, Limpopo, on Christmas Day.

The case against Azwidowi Enoch Ndou, accused of carrying out the shocking murders, has been postponed to January next year after the 52-year-old man made his first appearance at the Malamulele Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

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Ndou was charged with seven counts of murder, according to the regional National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)'s spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi, who said the case was postponed for further investigations and for the accused to establish legal representation.

TimesLIVE reported that after allegedly committing the murders, the accused handed himself over at the Thohoyandou police station. He was subsequently arrested while the firearm used to commit the crime was seized. The seven victims have since been identified after the extended family were notified of their deaths.

Names of seven victims released

According to an IOL report, they are 33-year-old Ndivhuwo Douglas Ndou; 37-year-old Portia Mabasa (Ndivhuwo's wife); 33-year-old Mpho Donald Ndou; 12-year-old Rendani Winnus Ndou; eight-year-old Dakalo Makondo Ndou; four-year-old Ronewa Ndou; and one-year-old Wanga Ndou (Ndivhuwo's child).

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A family spokesperson, Thendo Mulaudzi, said the speculation is that the incident was sparked by a fight over who could "control who could come to the family home and who could stay at the family home."

It's understood the suspect did not live at the home where the bloody incident occurred on a full-time basis. According to Mulaudzi, the home belongs to the grandfather of two of the deceased, Mpho and Ndivhuwo.

South Africans horrified by callousness

Residents of Limpopo and the country at large are still shocked by the violent incident and have taken to social media to react to the latest developments. Facebook users lamented that the spat stemmed from a disagreement about the home or how it was run.

Briefly News took to the comments to bring readers some of the loudest reactions.

@Mapelo Molebatsi Mohonoe wrote:

"It's never direct kids fighting for the home. It's always grandkids. This kukithi (it's my home) nonsense must end. The entitlement amongst grandkids is ridiculous."

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@Mamohau Moleleki said:

"Even though I don't see his face, kodwa (but) I already see no remorse for what he did......he must rot in jail......there is absolutely nothing that justifies his horrific actions......jeeeeeeer."

@Jonathan Idani added:

"52yrs old killing family members over grandfather's house? This man was suppose to have his own house mos. Africans with inheritance Hai kunzima."

Woman allegedly kills lover after dispute over his bonus

Elsewhere, Briefly News reported that a 51-year-old woman was arrested in Cookhouse in the Eastern Cape for alleged murder following an argument with her boyfriend over his December work bonus.

TimesLIVE reported a dispute broke out between the pair when the woman confronted her lover, who, at the time of the reported incident, was walking along the road in the small village situated about 170 kilometres north of Gqeberha.

Police spokesperson Sergeant Majola Nkohli said the woman was vexed to the point where she allegedly stabbed the deceased, who's been identified as 38-year-old Akhona Sondlo after his family was notified of his passing.

Source: Briefly News