The Alexandra Magistrate’s Court Tuesday postponed the murder case of Emmanuel Sithole to 4 May 2015, for formal bail application.<\/p>\n
Sithole was beaten and stabbed to death in Alexandra on Sunday.<\/p>\n
His alleged attackers were documented by a Sunday Times photojournalist James Oatway.<\/p>\n
Sithole’s death comes amidst a spate of attacks on foreign nationals in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
Police have however said his death was a ‘robbery gone wrong’. <\/p>\n
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will oppose bail “strenuously”.<\/p>\n
The four suspects – Sizwe Ngomezulu, Ayanda Sibiya, Sifiso Bhengu and Mfundi Mzimela – have been remanded in custody.<\/p>\n
Source: eNCA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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