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Gospel artist Dumi Mkokstad singing during the funeral of Prince Lethukuthula Zulu held at the royal palace of KwaKhethomthandayo in Nongoma north of KZN.
- The four women and one man charged with the murder of Prince Lethukuthula Zulu, King Goodwill Zwelithini’s first-born son, appeared in Randburg Magistrates Court on Monday.
- According to the State, they are part of a union that drugs and robs people.
- The prince and his business partner are believed to have been drugged before cash and other valuables were stolen from his home.
The five people charged with the murder of Zulu prince Lethukuthula have been charged with running a syndicate that drugs and robs people.
Tshegofatso Moremane, 30, Margaret Koaile, 43, Portia Mnola, 29, Gontse Tlhoele, 30, and Dakalo Mbedzi, 32, appeared in Randburg Magistrates Court on Monday, where they face murder and robbery charges.
Zulu, the eldest son of King Goodwill Zwelithini, was found dead by security guards at his Johannesburg home in the Graceland residential complex on November 6.
On November 15, a private funeral was held at the Royal Palace in Khethomthandayo. The king was not present, according to tradition, but saw him live.
Prosecutor Yusuf Baba told that court that the state intended to connect them to other cases in Benoni and Pretoria dating back to 2017.
“The accused are in [a] union involved in drugging people and stealing their money. As a consequence of the defendant’s actions, drugging the victim led to his death, ”Baba said.
Baba said they were not charged with premeditated murder and that the state intended to object to bail.
The matter will return to court on November 30.
