Missing man’s family trusting in God

THE family of Tebogo Ndlovu, who went missing in August last year while allegedly stealing oranges at a farm in Majakaneng, near Brits in North West, have put their faith in God.

“God shall answer for us. We will never ever see Tebogo again, but we have accepted everything because there is nothing we can do. All we want are his bones or his clothes to find closure,” his aunt, Nancy Sekgobela, said.

On Monday, the North Gauteng High Court cleared Matthew Benson, a son of a farmer, of murder and attempted murder charges after his lawyers applied for his release under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act.

The State conceded it had no case against him.

Ndlovu, 24, went missing on August2 after he was shot, allegedly by Benson, also 24. Ndlovu and two of his cousins had allegedly gone to a farm to steal oranges. When they arrived at the farm, they realised they did not have bags to put the oranges in, and reportedly went in search of scrap metal at the farm.

Benson spotted them and allegedly chased and shot at them. Ndlovu was reportedly hit in the leg, and his cousins attempted to carry him while fleeing from Benson, but found he was too heavy and left him behind under a tree.

Ndlovu has not been seen since. His cousins escaped unharmed.