GAUTENG. – The extradition proceedings against Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma (46), sought in Britain on three murder charges, have been postponed to seven December. The Johannesburg magistrate's court granted the postponement so that the mutual legal assistance process can be finalised and Tshuma's plea and sentencing proceedings in a separate firearms and ammunition case can be completed. Those proceedings are scheduled for ten November.
Magaboke Mohlatlole, NPA spokesperson, says the British authorities requested South Africa for mutual legal assistance to obtain electronic devices that were seized from Tshuma. The justice minister authorised the request in terms of the International Cooperation in Criminal Matters Act, Act 75 of 1996. The court granted the application and the cellphone will be handed over to the British authorities to support their investigation into the murder charges.
Tshuma has, according to the NPA, entered into a plea and sentencing agreement with the state in terms of section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act. He has, in terms of that agreement, pleaded guilty to charges relating to unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, as well as contravention of the Immigration Act.
British authorities are seeking Tshuma in connection with the alleged murder of his wife, Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, and their two children, Natalie and Nala Tshuma. The three murders allegedly took place in early July 2026 in Bedford, Bedfordshire.
The NPA says he is ready to proceed with the extradition proceedings and commits to handling the matter as quickly as possible and within the framework of the law.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
