KEY POINTS
- Authorities accuse three men of killing two women in a Limpopo farm shooting and dumping their bodies in a pigsty.
- A survivor, who was also shot, escaped and later learned his wife had died in the attack.
- The trial for the accused men will take place in August 2025 at the High Court in Polokwane.
Three Accused Face Murder Charges
LIMPOPO – A Limpopo farmer and his two workers will stand trial in August for the brutal murders of two women at a local farm. The suspects, Zachariah Johannes Olivier, farm supervisor Rudolph de Wet, and farm employee William Musora, allegedly shot and killed Mariah Makgato, 47, and Kudzai Ndlovu, 34. Authorities accuse them of dumping the victims’ bodies in a pigsty after the attack.
Court Appearance and Trial Date
The three accused appeared before the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court this weekNational Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzangi said the court postponed the case for trial at the Polokwane High Court from August 4 to 15, 2025. Musora also faces an additional charge for violating the Immigration Act. De Wet and Musora had previously abandoned their bail applications, and all three suspects remain in custody.
Survivor Recounts Horrific Attack
Mabutho Ncube, Ndlovu’s husband, survived the Limpopo farm shooting and recalled the terrifying moments when the gunfire erupted. “The first shot was fired into the air. The second bullet hit me, the third struck Makgato, and the fourth hit my wife,” Ncube said. Wounded and bleeding, he struggled to reach the main road before receiving help from an associate who rushed him to a police station.
An ambulance transported Ncube to the hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery.
“As I was being transported, I saw my intestines coming out of my stomach,”
Bodies Found in Pigsty Days Later
While recovering, Ncube expected his wife to be in the hospital’s women’s ward. Days later, he learned the devastating news:
“After four or five days, I heard that their bodies had been found in the pigsty. That hurt me deeply.”
Police Investigation Concludes
Authorities completed their investigation and served the accused with an indictment. The State charged them with two counts of premeditated murder, attempted murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm, and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors argue that the accused shot the victims after they entered Onvervaght farm in search of discarded food.
The court has set the trial date, and the women’s families seek justice for the horrific Limpopo farm shooting.
According to National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzangi, the case has been postponed for trial at the Polokwane High Court from August 4 to 15, 2025
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