Sentencing of two men for murder of ANC member Magwaza set for June

THE Durban High Court is set to sentence two men in June for the murder of Sduduzo Magwaza, who was a loyalist to the former mayor of eThekwini Municipality, Zandile Gumede.

- NOMONDE ZONDI [e-mail]

Magwaza, an ANC member, was gunned down in his flat in Cornubia on January 12, 2021. He later died at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital due to gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen.

Magwaza was nominated to become chairperson of the party at Durban Ward 102 in Verulam, in the upcoming elections of the organisation. The court has found Siphamandla Makhanya and Mxolisi Hadebe guilty of his murder.

Hadebe and Magwaza were part of a Project Steering Committee that handled tender projects in Verulam, Ward 102.

According to the State, Magwaza had tenders, while Hadebe did not. Hadebe, who was friends with Magwaza, allegedly hired Makhanya to kill Magwaza.