Muzikayise Malephane appeared virtually in the Roodepoort Magistrates Court earlier on Wednesday for Pule's murder.
The case against the man accused of killing Tshegofatso Pule has been postponed to 2 July. Muzikayise Malephane made a brief appearance in the Roodeport Magistrates Court on Wednesday. Malephane was arrested for the murder of eight-month pregnant Pule after her body was found hanging from a tree in Roodepoort in the middle of June.
During last week’s court appearance, Muzikaye Malephane told Magistrate John Baloyi that he would need Legal Aid representation. Malephane has now opted for private representation.
Magistrate John Baloyi has postponed the matter to 2 July.
Muzikayise Malephane was charged with Pule’s murder. Her body was found hanging from a tree in Durban Deep in Roodepoort earlier this month.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced, this week, that 21 women were killed across the country in the past two weeks.
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said new legislation has been published to strengthen the justice system when it came to dealing with perpetrators of gender-based violence crimes.
Muzikayise Malephane is accused of killing 28-year-old Pule and hanging her from a tree in Durban Deep earlier this month.
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered an update in which he announced that more business sectors will be allowed to resume operating under strict rules. The president also addressed the issue of gender-based violence.
The president said the country was in the midst of two devastating epidemics, the coronavirus and what he described as the ‘war on women’.
Muzikayise Malephane (31) was arrested on Monday while traveling from Mpumalanga. He is accused of stabbing Pule multiple times and hanging her on a tree in Durban Deep last week. She was eight months pregnant.
Muzikayise Malephane was arrested on Monday while traveling from Mpumalanga.
Police have confirmed that a 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Tshegofatso Pule.
The minister on Tuesday said women in South Africa were oppressed, and their senseless murders were a crime against humanity.
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation has called on the public to open their hearts and their wallets to help fight gender-based violence and rally behind women.
There’s frustration nationwide with the killings of women and children thrust into the spotlight yet again.
The 42-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her lover on Saturday night.
Following the violent deaths and disappearances of several women across the country, Police Minister Bheki Celel says the correlation between alcohol and gender-based violence had to be scrutinized.
