Bail denied for Msiza
THE unidentified alleged hijacker who was injured during the serious car crash which claimed the lives of three people while Generations: The Legacy actor Rapulana Seiphemo was behind the wheel three weeks ago, was denied bail by a local magistrate’s court this week.
The suspect, Nathi Msiza, 26, of Mamelodi East in Pretoria, appeared on charges of hijacking and possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition.
His bail application was postponed to this week.
His alleged accomplice, Tebogo Makunyane, 34, of Mamelodi West died in the accident.
He was wanted by the Mamelodi and Brooklyn police and was out on parole.
The Independent Media investigation has established that the police allegedly linked Msiza to a dangerous Pretoria gang of criminals after he frantically called some of them on his cellphone from his hospital bed.
It also confirmed that the investigating officer met senior provincial police officers, including the newlyappointed Gauteng provincial commissioner MajorGeneral Deliwe Suzan de Lange in Johannesburg on Friday, where she was briefed about the case.
Recovering
The police were also expected to obtain a statement from Seiphemo, who plays Tau Mogale on Generations, on Friday.
He is expected to be charged with three counts of culpable homicide.
Police spokesman Captain Thekiso Mofokeng said the investigating officer had asked that they stop communicating with the media regarding the case until it was finalised.
“The investigating officer has promised to release a statement as soon as he completes the investigation,” he said.
Seiphemo who has been discharged from Milpark Hospital and is recovering at home, could not be reached for comment.
Two victims of the car crash that claimed the lives of three people, Donovan van Zyl and Jacobus Coertze, were buried at the Sterkfontein Cemetery recently.
According to the Tshwane Metro Police Department, the accident happened a few minutes before 10pm on Sunday, February 14 when two vehicles collided on the N14 near Diepsloot, north of Joburg.