The first accused in the murder case of prominent community activist Loyiso Nkohla-Mabandla has been sentenced to an effective 30 years’ imprisonment by the High Court in Cape Town.
41-year-old Zukisa Tshabile entered a plea and sentencing agreement with the state.
He pleaded guilty to 15 charges.
Nkohla-Mabandla rose to prominence as a community activist with the Ses ‘Khona People’s Movement fighting for sanitation rights in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape.
He was shot and killed in Philippi in April 2023 whilst mediating the relocation of people who had built shacks on PRASA’s Central line in Cape Town.
Two other accused in the matter are expected to appear separately.