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A man standing trial for allegedly killing ANC MPL Mapiti Matsena wants to plead guilty.
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has allowed Monoko Francis Thoka to prepare his guilty plea.
Thoka allegedly stabbed Matsena to death at his home in Doornpoort, Pretoria in July 2020.
A man charged with killing Gauteng ANC MPL Mapiti Matsena intends to plead guilty to the crime.
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has given murder-accused Monoko Francis Thoka, 29, an opportunity to prepare his plea statement.
Thoka s lawyer, advocate Martin Botha, told the court he needed time to prepare the guilty plea with the accused.
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The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has called on the MEC for Community Safety, Faith Mazibuko and the Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela to appear before the committee to discuss criminal gang activity in the province.
Both the MEC and the Police Commissioner are expected to appear before the Committee virtually today to give a detailed account on how they are dealing with the scourge of organized criminal gangs in the province.
According to the Committee, this is an effort to eradicate the existence of violent activities perpetuated by the gangs in communities. It comes after a number of community members had marched to their nearest police stations to complain about organized criminal gangs terrorizing them.
Nearly 100 more people were murdered in Gauteng during October and December 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, statistics released on Thursday show.
Gauteng police commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela said there are insiders in the police department who collude with criminals involved in cash-in-transit crimes.