Soldier among seven people remanded in custody for public violence
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Pretoria - The Namakgale magistrate s court in Limpopo has remanded in custody seven people including a member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) who were arrested for public violence.
The SANDF’s Tshepo Malungani, aged 53, appeared in court on Thursday alongside his co-accused Ngwako Monyela who is 30, Katlego Malatji, 29, Maredzi Malatji aged 34, Lebogang Shokane aged 28, Khali Malatji aged 32 and 48-year-old Joe Masilo Mashale.
“They were remanded in custody and their case was postponed to the 20 April 2021 for bail application and further police investigations,” Limpopo police spokesman Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said in a statement.
More arrests expected for Limpopo townâs public violence as suspects appear in court
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Johannesburg - The seven suspects involved in the Phalaborwa public violence, which saw pupils being hindered from going to school, have appeared at the Namakgale Magistrateâs Court.
The suspects are Ngwako Monyela, 30, SANDF member Tshepo Malungani, 53, Katlego Malatji, 29, Maredzi Malatji, 34, Lebogang Shokane, 28, Khali Malatji, 32, and Joe Masilo Mashale, 48, have been remanded in custody after the case was postponed until next Tuesday, April 20.
They were arrested earlier on Thursday morning for partaking in alleged violent protests which saw the town of Phalaborwa disrupted as they blocked roads, preventing pupils from going to school and people from getting to work. Shops had to be closed as well and additional police had to be deployed to the area to quell the violence.