KZN Man Sentenced To Life In Polokwane For Taxi Owner Murders

A 34-year-old man from Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, has begun serving a life sentence after the High Court in Polokwane handed down judgment on Thursday.

Nkosinathi Hadebe was found guilty of multiple counts of murder, attempted murder, and possession of unlicensed firearms.

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The court heard that Hadebe killed a taxi owner in Botlokwa in 2018 and another in Louis Trichardt in 2020. Both incidents were linked to taxi violence in the region.

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Police spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba confirmed that Hadebe was also convicted on three counts of attempted murder.

“The court ordered that the sentences in Counts 2 to 7 run concurrently with the sentence in Count 1. As a result, the accused will serve an effective 25-year imprisonment,” said Mashaba.

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