Pieter van Zyl

Pieter van Zyl (1949 – 2017)

Brief overview:

Pieter (69), and Mathilda van Zyl (66), the bodies of Piet and his wife Tilla were found on their farm Kalkpoort Game Farm in the Immerpan area at around 09:00 on Sunday morning. Piet was shot 3 times in legs, one fatal shot in chest Piet had seven gunshot wounds in total.

Brief Biography:

• The Victim and Family
• The Farm/Smallholding
  • Kalkpoort game farm
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
  • 20/08/2017
• Weapons
  • Firearm
• Items Stolen
  • unknown number of firearms.
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
  • 9 Perps
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • Mhlanbane Bheki (30), Mpho Phanuel Mbuyane (33), Dumisani Lucky Nkosi (33), Nthando Shabane (29), Sfiso Elijah Mlazi (36), Vision Mbongwe (42), Nhlanhla Phiri Willis (37), Bongani Smanga Mabuza (35), Bheki Thapelo Mhlabane (30)
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s 6 South African, 1 Zimbabwean
• Trial/Conviction
  • Seven charged with murder Lebowakgomo Magistrate’s Court. All linked to rhino poaching kingpin Big Joe Nyulungu.
  • Mpho Penuel Mbuyane (37), was sentenced by the Limpopo High Court in Polokwane to two terms of life imprisonment for the double murders and 15 years for three counts of house robbery.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.fo/0FY6e
• http://archive.fo/ZDj5x
• http://archive.fo/MOESR
• http://archive.fo/OTYUf
• http://archive.fo/PWDUW
• https://archive.ph/iB0ds
• https://archive.ph/8Ad02