Family call for more action on stabbing

THE family of Regional Taxi Council chairman Lennox Mbewana, whose funeral took place on Saturday, are still desperate for answers following his stabbing.

Mbewana, 52, was remembered as a “dedicated and kind-hearted individual” by the hundreds of family members, friends and colleagues in attendance at his funeral at the Feather Market Centre.

The Motherwell resident was fatally stabbed on December 24 while visiting family in Mount Frere.

While his sister, Nongamelo Frans, 48, described the funeral as a dignified procession, she said the family remained frustrated due to the lack of information regard Mbewana’s death.

“We still have no clue whether his death was a murder, a robbery gone wrong or something else . . .

“We haven’t heard from the police since the postmortem.

“All we were told is that he was driving behind a friend when the friend got pulled over.

“He got out of the car to see what the commotion was about and he was stabbed to death . . .

“The police have no leads and it is extremely frustrating,” Frans said.

A policeman from Mount Frere SAPS, who asked not to be named as he is not authorised to speak to media, spoke of the case.

“Unfortunately there has not been much progress in establishing a motive for his stabbing,” he said.

“However, a case of murder is being investigated and we are following up all leads and hope to resolve the case speedily.”

Mbewana was the chairman of the Regional Taxi Council in the Nelson Mandela Bay area.

Colleague and friend Rano Kayser said he was an “extraordinary man” and influential in advancing improvement in the transport industry.

Uncedo Service Taxi Association national deputy president Phindile Goqoza said Mbewana was “a very humble man who took time to understand issues and championed the voice of people on the ground”.

Mbewana is survived by his wife, Nthabiseng, and four children, aged between 18 and 30.