The bail application of a former municipal manager charged with the murder of former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa is expected to continue in the uMzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday.

During the last appearance, Prosecutor Advocate Lawrence Gcaba told the court it’s believed that  55-year-old Zweliphansi Sikhosana is the surviving mastermind in Magaqa’s murder.

It’s alleged that Magaqa was murdered in 2017 because he was a vocal critic of how the finances for the refurbishment of a Memorial Hall were handled.

[WATCH] The uMzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court has postponed the bail application of former uMzimkhulu Municipal Manager, Zweliphansi Skhosana. The 55-year-old is charged with the 2017 murder of former ANCYL Secretary General, Sindiso Magaqa. pic.twitter.com/7nky3B2876

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Sikhosana had previously been arrested in 2018, together with Harry Gwala District Mayor Mluleki Ndobe, among others.

The charges were provisionally withdrawn in 2019 and Ndobe later passed away.

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