Glebelands killlings
KZN Community Safety Dept welcomes sentence handed to Glebelands hostel killer
Sanele Thusi shot dead a 30-year-old woman at the hostel in 2018.
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Case against Glebelands accused hitmen to begin on Wednesday
The trial was due to begin on Monday but was postponed after it emerged that three of the accused hadn't paid their advocate.
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Some alleged Glebelands hitmen fail to pay advocate, case postponed
The eight men face charges of murder, attempted murder, extortion for their alleged creation of a syndicate and also illegally collecting money from community members.
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KZN Premier Mchunu has 21 days to study Moerane report on political killings
The commission investigated murders that have taken place in KwaZulu-Natal since 2011 including deaths at the notorious Glebelands hostel.
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2 Glebelands hitmen sentenced to life
The pair is among a group of suspects linked to the Glebelands killings which took place at the hostel between August 2014 and March 2016.
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KZN police arrest most wanted suspect in Glebelands Hostel killings
The 38-year-old man will join seven others, who failed to make bail last week, also linked to the Glebelands killings.
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Suspected Glebelands Hostel hitmen denied bail
Groans and mumbling could be heard in the cramped courtroom benches on Thursday morning as Magistrate Siphiwe Hlophe denied bail to five of the seven suspected hitmen.
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KZN govt welcomes sentence handed to Glebelands attacker
Glebelands hostel has been the scene of many killings in the last year and one of the most shocking crimes there was two murders which took place within minutes of each other in July.
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Police arrest suspected murderer at infamous Glebelands hostel
The man was found in possession of a gun with its serial number erased, five live rounds of ammunition rounds from the firearm and a short knife.
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Two more people killed at Glebelands Hostel
On Sunday, a body was found in the hostel and on Saturday a man was fatally attacked at a tavern.
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Glebelands Hostel residents ‘demand’ release of suspected murderers
The residence is believed to be housing several suspected hitmen who’ve been linked to the spate of political killings in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Man shot dead at Glebelands hostel
Glebelands has been linked to nearly to a 100 murders in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and has been described to the Moerane Commission investigating political killings, as a "home for hitmen".
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KZN police searching for suspect in Glebelands hostel shootings
It’s alleged that Bongani Mbhele shot & wounded a 32-year-old man who managed to recognise him in the notorious hostel in 2017.
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Top cop Sitole praises KZN police for arrest of Glebelands murder suspect
Mondli Mthethwa has been wanted for his alleged involvement in at least two cases of murder in the hostel, including where a woman was gunned down in her room at the hostel in August last year.
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Glebelands murder suspect to face more charges
The suspect was initially charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
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Suspect in Glebelands murders remanded in custody after court appearance
KZN police say they believe the suspect is linked to the murder of Tholakele Ngcangcatha, who was shot and killed at the hostel about four months ago.
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Glebelands murder suspect expected to appear in court
The 32-year-old man was arrested on Christmas Eve when one unlicensed firearm and rounds of ammunition were found in his possession.
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Most wanted Glebelands murder suspect arrested
A 32-year-old man was arrested in Umlazi on Christmas eve, and was also found in possession of an unlicensed firearm
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KZN police make two more arrests linked to Glebelands killings
The arrests, confirmed late on Thursday, brings to six the number of people arrested since investigations began into suspected political killings at the hostel.
