Sagadava Naidoo

Sagadava "Manna" Naidoo (1948 - 2022)

Brief overview:

Manna (74), a cane farmer of Farm Panere, and former mayor of Verulam, who lived alone, went missing on 26th May 2022.

Volunteers, The Reaction Unit South Africa, police and Chapman Security Solutions with their tracking dogs searched an area of the farm on foot and quad bikes. They discovered Manna's bullet riddled body in a cane field opposite his homestead in Canelands.

Manna's white Toyota Hilux D4D and several firearms had been stolen.

Allegedly the perpetrator(s) are known to the community.

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
  • 21/09/2022: Members of the Provincial Organized Crime Unit arrested Ignatius Chihoho, Sibongiseni Langa and Clement Richard Mkwanyana aged between 26 and 45.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • Ignatius Chihoho, Sibongiseni Langa and Clement Richard Mkwanyana aged between 26 and 45.
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • They were charged with kidnapping, murder and robbery and remanded in custody. The trio made a fresh bid for bail and were again unsuccessful.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.is/sjgD6
• https://archive.is/6K4iD
• https://archive.is/ov4Xw
• https://archive.is/VTfjI
• https://archive.ph/sJqka