Department of Justice spokesperson, Chester Mpane, said the case would be concluded soon. “The trial only started in April 2011. Several witnesses have testified and the matter is at an advanced stage. It will be finalised soon,” he said.
The retired footballer Dlodlo was fatally struck with a brick on the head during a Nightclub brawl in Hillbrow suburb in July 2009, killing him on the spot.
The case has been postponed more than 10 times according to family members. “The prosecutor and defence lawyer are playing Mickey Mouse games on this case. This shows that the accused indeed paid them to do this. We will appreciate that if the Justice Department hand over this case to new people maybe they can help bring closure to the family,” said a seething Mbuso Dlodlo.
Mechanic Tshabalala, an uncle of the deceased, said: “The justice team is the one failing us as a family in this case. How can they allow their prosecutor and attorney playing mind games constantly and stalling progress of the case? We don’t want a situation where some family members end up taking law into their own hand as a result of the justice system failures. Three state witnesses completed statements testifying against the accused last year in October and the case is constantly postponed since then.”
The accused, Knowledge Sikelele Dube, was found to be a Zimbabwean who fraudulently acquired South African citizenship. He is currently out on R2,000 bail and is set to appear in court again on next week.
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yah neh is because they don’t feel what we feel as the Dlodlo’s but abadala bathi igazi lomuntu liyakhuluma, one day is one day the God we worship doesn’t drink beer or sleep he is watching everything, justice will come out one way or the other angeke ahambe ezitshaya isifuba ngokulahlekelwa kwethu, we shall see bhudi!