Allegations of extramarital affairs, jealousy and a deadly argument between husband and wife were some of the chilling details that surfaced in the trial of bathtub murder-accused Yibanathi McGyver Ndema.
An Eastern Cape man standing trial for allegedly murdering his wife has had new charges of assault added against him. Yibanathi McGyver Ndema is on trial at the Mthatha high court, sitting in Butterworth. On Wednesday, NPA senior prosecutor advocate Sibusiso Nolutshungu added three charges of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
The new lawyer of the man accused of killing and dismembering University of Fort Hare student Nosicelo Mtebeni in August has asked the court for time to study the docket and consult with his client Alutha Pasile.
Toxic masculinity is the root cause for femicide and violence against women, and to reverse this, society should begin by ensuring that boys unlearn toxic behaviour and learn how to control anger from an early age, experts say.
Police DNA tests have confirmed the body of a woman who was found buried under the bath of a home at Zingqayi near Butterworth two months ago, is that of Noluvuyo Nonkwelo-Ndema who disappeared two years ago.