{"id":941,"date":"2026-07-22T08:31:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T06:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/bathandwa-ndondo-murder-trial-postponed-to-2026-after-judge-recusal\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T08:31:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T06:31:29","slug":"bathandwa-ndondo-murder-trial-postponed-to-2026-after-judge-recusal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/icala-lokubulala-likabathandwa-ndondo-lihlehliselwe-u-2026-ngemuva-kokuhoxa-kwejaji\/","title":{"rendered":"Icala Lokubulala LikaBathandwa Ndondo Lihlehliselwe Ku-2026 Ngemva Kokuthi Ijaji Lihoxise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Icala eliphathelene nokubulawa kwesishoshovu sokulwa nobandlululo ngo-1985 uBathandwa Ndondo lihlehlisiwe ngemuva kokuba iJaji uBuyiswa Majiki lihoxise eNkantolo Yesifunda saseCacadu ngomhlaka-22 Julayi, kulandela ukukhathazeka okuphakanyiswe ngabameli mayelana nokungakhethi kwakhe ngenxa yobushoshovu bakhe bangaphambilini eNyuvesi yaseTranskei ngesikhathi esifanayo nokubulawa kukaNdondo, kanti icala manje lihlelelwe ukuqala kabusha ngomhlaka-27 Julayi 2026.<\/p>\n<h4>Ukuzivikela Kuphonsela Inselelo Ukungakhethi Kwamajaji<\/h4>\n<p>Ngokusho kokhulumela i-National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) uLuxolo Tyali, abameli bokushushiswa baphikisana ngokuthi uJaji Majiki wayengumfundi olwela amalungelo omphakathi e-Unitra futhi wahlanganyela emibhikishweni efuna ukuthi kube nomthwalo wemfanelo ngokubulawa kukaNdondo. Ngenxa yalokho, uJaji Majiki wavuma ukuhoxa, ecaphuna ukubaluleka kokulondoloza ukungakhethi kwezomthetho ecaleni eliyifa nokubaluleka kwalo.<\/p>\n<p>Umsolwa, owayeyisikhulu segatsha lezokuphepha laseTranskei uGcinisiko Dandala, oneminyaka engu-68 ubudala, ubhekene namacala eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-40 ngemuva kokwenzeka kwalesi sigameko sobugebengu. Ngaphambilini uDandala wacela ushwele kwiKhomishini Yeqiniso Nokubuyisana, kodwa isicelo sakhe senqatshwa, ngokusho kwe-NPA. Ukuthuthwa kwecala eNkantolo Yesifunda saseCacadu kwakuhloselwe ukunikeza umphakathi waseCala indawo yokufinyelela, lapho uNdondo athunjwa khona.<\/p>\n<h4>Ukubaluleka Komlando Kwecala LaseNdondo<\/h4>\n<p>UBathandwa Ndondo wathunjwa ekhaya lakhe eCala ngomhlaka-24 Septhemba 1985 ngamalungu eGatsha Lokuphepha laseTranskei kanye neVlakplaas askaris, njengoba kuqinisekiswe yi-NPA. UNdondo wayengumgqugquzeli odumile wabafundi eNyuvesi yaseTranskei, ezama ukulwa nokusebenzisana kukahulumeni waseTranskei neziphathimandla zobandlululo.<\/p>\n<p>Ukubulawa kwakhe kwaba yindawo ebalulekile yezinhlangano zentsha ezilwa nobandlululo futhi kusalokhu kungenye yamacala amaningana angaxazululwanga esikhathi sobandlululo alethwe phambi kwezinkantolo eminyakeni yamuva nje. I-NPA ithe ukulahlwa yicala kuzonikeza umndeni kaNdondo isiphetho esilindelwe isikhathi eside futhi kusize ekubhekaneni nefa lokungajeziswa kwamacala enziwe ngesikhathi sobandlululo.<\/p>\n<p>Izinqubo zihlelelwe ukuqhubeka kusukela mhla zingama-27 kuya ku-31 kuNtulikazi 2026. 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