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Five of seven men arrested for the murder of Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello Motsoane. Image: YT Screengrab

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SA reacts to new name in AKA murder case

South Africans took to social media to react to the new name dropped in the AKA murder case in connection to the money trail.

By Mihlali Vellem
28-03-24 11:33
in Celeb News
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Five of seven men arrested for the murder of Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello Motsoane. Image: YT Screengrab

As the bail applications proceeded on Wednesday at the Durban Magistrates Court, a new name was dropped in the AKA murder case, according to Power 98.7.

NETIZENS REACT TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN AKA MURDER CASE

According to the publication, in court, the Prosecution alleged that the estimated R800k which was paid into one of the suspects’ accounts came from a man named Sydney Mfundo Gcaba. The state was reported to have claimed that the day after AKA and Tibz were murdered, accused number four (Mziwethemba Gwabeni) made a call to a number linked to Gcaba. 

According to TshisaLIVE, Detective Pillay made the allegation in court yesterday while reading an affidavit by prosecutor advocate Elvis Gcweka.

Lindani Ndimande, 35, Lindokuhle Ndimande, 29, Siyanda Myeza, 21, Mziwethemba Gwabeni, 36, and Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi, 30, are suspects in the murder case of AKA and Tibz. The late duo was shot and killed outside Wish restaurant in Florida Road in Durban on 10 February 2023.

The five suspects are facing several charges including two counts of murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, possession of unlawful firearms and possession of unlawful ammunition.

The SABC reported that the Prosecution has also revealed how the five suspects arrested were linked to the assassination through cellphone records, vehicle tracking, CCTV footage and ballistic evidence.

State Prosecutor Advocate Lawrence Gcaba was quoted as saying: “Upon investigation carried out on the scene where the Mercedes-Benz was abandoned, it was established there was an attempt to set the vehicle alight by one of the suspects.”

It’s said that he also added that airtime was bought from a tuck shop metres away from where the car was abandoned. Sphamandla Ngcobo was identified as the one who recharged his cellphone with the purchased airtime.

AKA FORBES, TEBELLO TIBZ MOTSOANE, Sydney Gcaba
AKA and Tibz were shot and killed in Durban on 10 February 2023. Image via Twitter @Patricia_Bantom

TAKE A LOOK AT SOME REACTIONS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA USERS BELOW…

“At the end, we want to see justice take place, all the people who are involved in the evidence we want to see them in court,” @CoastLandKing wrote.

“Incase you don’t know who Mfundo Gcaba is, he is a well-known taxi boss from Nkandla but based in Durban, umshana ka [nephew of] Jacob Zuma,” @phele44878518 commented.

“As in Gcaba brothers? They do all this violence within the taxi industry but what did AKA have to do with it? I reckon they were middlemen as they have shooters on call,” @iNJBL replied.

“Good! Now we need to know who sent Sydney the money. Transaction history never disappears🤞🏽 they should track up to the initiator of the 800K,” @ItsBEAR____ said.

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