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MOZAMBICAN NATIONAL ADDED AS ACCUSED IN DJ WARRAS MURDER CASE

Hlakaniphile Magadlela — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:38:44 +0000

25-year-old Mozambican national, Armando Joaquin Pacula, has been joined as accused number two in the murder case of Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras. Police acted on a tip-off, went to Pacula’s place of residence and arrested him. He has been charged with Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Murder and Contravention of the Immigration Act.

Pacula made his first appearance at the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court, where he is expected to be joined with the first accused, Victor Mthethwa Majola (44). Both are charged in connection with the killing of Stock outside the Zambesi Building in Johannesburg’s Central Business District (CBD) on 16 December 2025.

The case was postponed to 09 February 2026 for address verification of the accused. Pacula remains in custody until the next appearance. The NPA remains committed to ensuring that all those implicated in the commission of the offence are brought before the court and that justice is served without fear or favour.

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TWO APARTHEID-ERA POLICE OFFICERS CONVICTED OF THE MURDER OF CAIPHUS NYOKA REMANDED IN CUSTODY

Hlakaniphile Magadlela — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:20:48 +0000

Two former apartheid-era police officers, ex-Sergeant Abraham Hercules Engelbrecht (64), and ex-Sergeant Pieter Stander (62), who were convicted of the premeditated murder of Congress of South African Students (COSAS) member Caiphus Nyoka on 02 December 2025, have been remanded in custody pending judgment in their bail application. On the evening of 23 August 1987, Engelbrecht and Stander, both members of the Reaction Unit within the then South African Police, met to plan the killing of Nyoka.

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They devised a plan to raid his home. In the early hours of 24 August 1987, at approximately 02h30, Stander, Engelbrecht, and other Reaction Unit members (who are charged separately) arrived at Nyoka’s homestead and stormed his room. They found him sleeping with three friends. After identifying Nyoka, they removed his friends from the room and proceeded to shoot him nine times. He died on the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.

Following their conviction, the two applied for bail pending sentencing. In affidavits before the court, they claimed to suffer from various health conditions and stated that they are financial providers for their families. The State opposed their release, arguing that both men were convicted of a serious offence, they pose a flight risk, particularly Stander, who has previously worked outside South Africa and failed to fully disclose potential assets abroad, despite having worked in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2015.

The Judge in the Johannesburg High Court reserved judgment on their bail application and postponed the matter to 20–24 July 2026 for sentencing proceedings, which will be heard in the Pretoria High Court sitting in Benoni.

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LEADER OF IPHC NOT READY TO PROCEED WITH BAIL

Hlakaniphile Magadlela — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:42:59 +0000

The case against the leader of the International Pentecost Holiness Church, Bhekumuzi Mike Sandlana (64), was postponed to 06 March 2026 for further investigations because Sandlana was not ready to proceed with his bail application. His three co-accused, a Judge of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria Judge, Portia Phahlane (57), her son Kagiso Phahlane (32) and Vusi Soli Ndala (49), were previously released on bail with stringent conditions.

All four accused are collectively facing 19 counts of corruption. It is alleged that between 2021 and 2022, Ndala and Sandlana made payments of about R2.4 million on different occasions to different banking accounts, to and for the benefit of Judge Phahlane, for her to preside over Sandlana’s ongoing civil case at the high court and ultimately rule in his favour.

Intensive prosecution-led investigations by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team led to the arrest of the four accused persons on 25 and 26 November 2025. Sandala is remanded in custody.

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