Thabani Mzolo found guilty of murdering MUT ex-girlfriend

Thabani Mzolo found guilty of murdering MUT ex-girlfriend

The Durban High Court has found Thabani Mzolo guilty of the 2018 murder of his ex-girlfriend.

Thabani Mzolo in court
Screengrab from video by Nushera Soodyal

Twenty-one-year-old Mangosuthu University of Technology student Zolile Khumalo - was shot and killed in her room at an off-campus residence in Durban Central.


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Management at MUT says Mzolo was able to gain access to the res because another student signed him in. 


Reacting to today's conviction, MUT Vice-Chancellor Enoch Malaza says the judgement is a victory - and sends a message that gender-based violence won't be tolerated.


Sentencing proceedings are expected to begin on Thursday.

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