GAUTENG. – Caiphus Mkhawane, a pastor, Tsako Angel Makhubela (25) and Amanda Manono Mnguni (32) appeared in the Atteridgeville magistrate's court on Monday. The charges against them relate to an alleged plot to target a woman and her four-month-old baby after several funeral policies were allegedly taken out in the mother's name.
The case against the three includes charges of conspiracy to commit murder and fraud. Mkhawane and Makhubela are also standing trial on charges including premeditated murder, rape, human trafficking, kidnapping and robbery with aggravating circumstances.
Lumka Mahanjana, NPA spokesperson, says several funeral policies were allegedly taken out in the woman's name in August 2026. According to the NPA, Mkhawane and Makhubela took the woman to the Hennops River on seven October under the pretence that they would perform religious rituals. The woman was allegedly bound and washed by Makhubela before Mkhawane took her to the river, where he allegedly raped her. Afterwards, the baby was allegedly taken into the bushes by the two accused and killed. The woman escaped and got help from construction workers, who helped contact the police.
Makhubela and Mnguni were taken into custody on seven October, while Mkhawane was arrested on ten October. The case has been postponed to sixteen October for legal representation and bail investigation.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
