Ntombi Sangweni

Ntombi Sangweni (1953 – 2012)

Brief overview:

Ntombi (59), a retired nurse who farmed cattle, and her employee, Thokozani Ncwane (52), who herded her cattle, were murdered and robbed, at Driekwaart Farm outside Vryheid, on 16th March 2012. Both women were found under a bed with their throats slit.

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
  • Knife
• Items Stolen
  • a car, bank cards and cellphones.
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
  • 2
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • 01/10/2012: Sifundo Mtshali (23) was sentenced at the Pietermaritzburg High Court to 20 years for each murder and 12 years for each robbery. The second suspect, Sizwe Zulu (21), pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded until December 10th for trial at the Dukuza High Court in Bergville.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.ph/CauNI
• https://archive.ph/QaiOI