Former first lady Marike de Klerk's killer granted parole
The man who murdered former first lady Marike de Klerk more than 20 years ago has been granted parole.
The Department of Correctional Services says Luyanda Mboniswa will be released from prison at the end of the month.
He was handed a life sentence in 2003 for robbing and stabbing former president FW de Klerk's first wife in her luxury flat in Cape Town, where he worked as a security guard.
Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo says Mboniswa, who's served the minimum amount of jail time required for parole, is expected to comply with a specific set of conditions.
"He will be assigned a monitoring official to render supervision duties. Normal parole conditions will apply, such as, being restricted to his magisterial district. He is also not allowed to have contact with the family of the victim and shall not change his residential address without informing the monitoring official.
"To be emphasised, parole placement forms part of the total rehabilitation programme in correcting the offending behaviour and may include continuation of programmes in the system of community corrections."
