WATCH: Slain KwaDukuza official's husband appears in court
The husband of slain KwaDukuza municipal official Nokulunga Mashabane has appeared in the KwaDukuza Magistrate’s Court alongside his co-accused.
The 31-year-old municipal official was found shot dead in her car along Zinkwazi Link Road in June.
There was a heavy police presence in and around the court on Friday before proceedings got underway.
Emotional scenes played out in the packed courtroom, with members of Mashabane’s family breaking down in tears as her husband Thobani Nzama and his alleged accomplice Sipho Mgwaba entered the dock and stood before Magistrate Vasti Williams.
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The two men are facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder, premeditated murder, and defeating the ends of justice.
With their heads bowed, they accused told the court they would have separate lawyers.
The matter has been postponed to 8 August for a formal bail hearing.
Nzama and Mgwaba will remain in custody.
A group of municipal workers held a picket outside court demanding justice for Mashabane.
WATCH: Emotions ran high at the KwaDukuza Magistrate’s Court as Nokulunga Mashabane’s husband and his co-accused appeared for her murder. Thobani Nzama and Sipho Mgwaba will remain behind bars until their bail hearing on 8 August. @Logic_Malinga pic.twitter.com/j2TzZWAZkP
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