Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Jackie Macie has called for calm in the community of Kanyamazane after the brief court appearance of the two suspects in connection with the murder of Ms. Bonisiwe Mabuza (37).
The two suspects appeared in the Kanyamazane Periodic Court on Wednesday, 03 July 2024.
Macie says the assembled team of investigators must be given an opportunity to do their work. The MEC believes the state has a strong case.
He therefore applauded the police for the great progress with regard to the case.
The MEC addressed a small group of communities who came to support the family during the appearance of the suspects.
The appearance of the two comes after the body of Mabuza was exhumed on Monday, 01 July 2024, at Luphisa graveyard in
Pienaar.
Mabuza went missing on 25 June 2024, and then her family reported the matter to the Police at Kanyamazane.
On the night she was reported to have disappeared, her VW Polo was found abandoned in a secluded place in Pienaar.
All wheels of her vehicle, as well as a site mirror and a backseat, were removed.
The case was postponed to 14 August 2024.
The MEC was accompanied by the Acting SAPS Provincial Commissioner, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi.
