Ekurhuleni ‘s Afrika Mayibuye candidate councillor Frank Sibeko who is accused of killing four ANCYL members and injuring three others in a shooting in Katlehong North is expected to remain behind bars until his next court appearance on 22 October.
Sibeko appeared in the Palmridge Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where the State requested a seven-day postponement to allow for further bail investigations.
Sibeko faces four counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, discharging a firearm in a public place and failing to safeguard a firearm.
The charges stem from a shooting on 13 October, when a group of African National Congress (ANC) supporters was returning from a memorial service for the late councillor Jeanese Magugu at Mogobeng Primary School.
According NPA South Gauteng Spokesperson Magaboke Mohlatlole, the group was walking and chanting when gunshots rang out from behind them.
It is alleged that Sibeko who was driving a vehicle approached the group and initially fired shots into the air before opening fire on the crowd.
Four people were killed in the shooting, while three others sustained injuries.
The deceased have been identified as Nqobile Faneli, 23, Njabulo Ngcongo, 23, Zanga Bingwa, 21, and Yonwaba Tunce, 27.
Sibeko allegedly handed himself over to the police following the incident and remains in custody.
The case docket has been assigned to the Gauteng Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), which will continue investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Mohlatlole said the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) remains committed to ensuring that serious violent crimes were prosecuted effectively and that those accused of committing such offences were held accountable through the criminal justice system.
