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Shadrack Sibiya was arrested and charged with rape, people trafficking and child-grooming offences. He resigned during a disciplinary hearing and was dishonourably discharged; he denies the allegations and remains in prison as his bail application is postponed to October 13.
Gunmen opened fire at a house party in KwaMakhutha near Durban. Police said 11 people died, including a pregnant woman; two people survived, and the motive remained unclear.
People killed in the KwaMakhutha shooting
Twelve women’s bodies have been found in Ekurhuleni since mid-July, including Boitumelo Gift Mashita, who was shot in Tembisa. Police have not linked her case to the others; a separate woman’s body found in Soweto may or may not be connected.
Nine bodies of murdered women were found in Ekurhuleni in similar circumstances since July.