Joshua Joubert

Joshua Joubert (1944 – 2014)

Brief overview:

Joshua (69), was fatally shot in the chest and abdomen when he was attacked while visiting a family member in Mamogaleskraal. Josias van der Schyff, was severely assaulted and almost killed during the attack.

Joshua was shot when he, Josias and a girlfriend were attacked on Monday evening at Mamogaleskraal outside Brits. Apparently the other man was brutally assaulted, while the girlfriend was tied up.

Col. Sabata Mokgwabone, police spokesman, said "three robbers burst into the farmhouse at around 21:30 and fired shots. One of them did hit the deceased. He died on the scene."

The attackers fled with the victim's white double cab bakkie.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • Judge Billy Mothle sentenced Knowledge Paulus Mandlazi (28), of Ikaneng to five terms of life imprisonment for murdering five men on smallholdings and a further 38 years effective imprisonment on four charges of attempted murder, six of robbery, two of housebreaking and the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.
  • The sentences will run concurrently with the 25-year prison sentence Mandlazi is currently serving for a murder and robbery committed just two days before the Brits murder and robbery spree.
  • John Tivane (31), of Mozambique was sentenced to life and a further 25 years effective imprisonment on three charges of murder, three of attempted murder, five of robbery and two of housebreaking.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.fo/U5y4S
• http://archive.fo/8WTif
• http://archive.is/JUMjo