Collins Chabane Mayor’s Murder Accused in the Dock for Slaying of Limpopo Lawyer

• A career criminal appeared in the dock again, this time for the murder of a Legal Aid lawyer from Limpopo
• Tshianeo Munyai has also been charged with the murder of Collins Chabane Municipality Mayor Moses Maluleke
• Munyai is accused of a string of other crimes that were committed between 2020 and 2022

THOHOYANDOU - The man charged with the murder of Collins Chabane Mayor Moses Maluleke is back in court concerning the killing of a Limpopo attorney.

Tshianeo Munyai appeared in the Thohoyandou Magistrate's Court alongside his co-accused Nemakhavhani Ndalamo on Monday, 3 October. The pair are accused of the murder of lawyer Mbambadzeni James Manwadu who was killed in January 2022.

News24 reported that Munyai is a habitual criminal accused of committing various crimes between 2020 and 2022. the crimes include a house robbery in which Munyai and another unknown suspect allegedly kidnapped a woman, stole her cellphone, laptop and car and coerced her into withdrawing R10 000.

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The case for the killing of the Legal Aid South Africa attorney has been postponed to 24 October to allow for co-accused Ndalamo to secure legal representation.

The Limpopo National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said the murder of Maluleke is one of the most high-profile cases Munyai is accused of.

Munyai and four other suspects were involved in the fatal shooting of Maluleke at his home in Xikundu village in July 2022. The mayor's 18-year-old son was also shot but survived his wounds.

According to SABC News, the Collins Chabane mayor's murder case is set for 29 May 2023. Munyai will appear in the Polokwane High Court with Shumani Nemadodzi, Avhatakali Mulaudzi, Wiseman Baloyi and Isack Mudau.

The band of criminals have been charged with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, possessing an illegal firearm and ammunition, and robbery.

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In a similar story, Briefly News reported Police Minister Bheki Cele proclaimed that the teenager responsible for killing Magistrate Romay van Rooyen would be found guilty.

Van Rooyen was found dead by relatives in her Marina Da Gama home, and her car was stolen on Saturday, 10 September. The police connect the murder to Cassidy Hartzenberg, who was arrested at his home in Mitchells Plain.

Hartzenberg, who is the slain magistrate's close relative, appeared in the Simon's Town Magistrates Court for the first time on Thursday, 29 September, EWN reported.

Source: Briefly News