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Court case against 2 South Africans and 3 Lesotho nationals implicated in the July Soweto (Nomzamo) tavern mass shooting, has been postponed. 👨‍⚖️ tavernshooting

The National Prosecuting Authority’s regional spokesperson, Phindi Mjonondwane, said the suspects faced face 19 counts of murder in total.

She said three of the murder counts were from other cases that were combined with the Mdlalose Tavern docket. Mjonondwane also said two of the suspects were South Africans and the other three were Lesotho nationals, adding that more arrests were imminent. “Investigations are progressing very well. At this stage, we do suspect that the suspects are part of a syndicate that wanted to control abandoned mines, dumping sites, and cable theft syndicates.

“But for now it is our suspicion and as investigations progress, we will be able to have more answers,” she said.

 

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