DATE for the murder trial of Mzansi rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and celebrity chef Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane finally set.
The two were murdered on Durban’s Florida Road in February 2023.
On Thursday, 11 June, seven suspects – Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi (32), Lindani Ndimande (37), Siyanda Myeza (23), Mziwethemba Gwabeni (38), Lindokuhle Ndimande (31), Siyabonga Ndimande (31), and Malusi Ndimande (30) – accused of killing the two, appeared at the Durban High Court appeared in the dock together for the first time.
This came after the case of those arrested in Mzansi was transferred to the High Court in 2025, while the cases of the two Ndimande brothers, Siyabonga and Malusi, was transferred in April to join their co-accused after they were extradited from Eswatini to Mzansi in November 2025.
The pre-trial for this case was initially set for Friday, 19 June, while the trial was scheduled to start in July.
However, the pre-trial was moved to Thursday, 11 June for administration purposes.
Now, 13 August has been set as the day for the pre-trial to check if all parties will be trial-ready, which is set to start on 5 October and will run until 8 May.
Judge Thoba Poyo-Dlwati was not happy with the delays and made it clear she wanted no further postponements.
She questioned both the state and the defence about why the trial was moved from July to October.
The defence complained about difficulties consulting the accused, who are all currently kept at the super maximum-security eBongweni Correctional Centre in Kokstad, south of KZN.
They complained about restricted consultation times while preparing for the trial.
The defence requested to have the accused moved from eBongweni to Westville Prison, and the state agreed to move them for two weeks for consultation purposes.
