Man, 29, sentenced to double life and 64 years for series of crimes

Xolisani Ngubane was sentenced to a double life term and 64 years for a number of crimes including the murder of ANCYL's Dumisani Moyo.

Sep 15, 2022 - 20:16
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Man, 29, sentenced to double life and 64 years for series of crimes

Xolisani Mfana Ngubane was sentenced to a double life term and 64 years for a string of crimes by the Pietermaritzburg High Court.

The 29-year-old man was sentenced for the following crimes committed between April and May 2019:

  • Two counts of murder;
  • Conspiracy to commit murder;
  • Two counts of robbery;
  • Housebreaking with the intent to steal;
  • Kidnapping;
  • Two counts of the unlawful possession of a firearm and;
  • Two counts of unlawful possession of ammunition.

 Ngubane killed ANCYL branch chairperson Dumisani Moyo

Spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Natasha Ramkisson-Kara said the crimes occurred in Ntshongweni and Hammarsdale.

According to Ramkisson-Kara, Ngubane killed Dumisani Moyo who was a chairperson of the African National Congress Youth League (ANYL) and branch task team convener in Ward 7 – he was hired by party rivals to murder Moyo.

He also killed his friend Senzokuhle Mthethwa after an argument.

“After killing Mthethwa and Ngubane, his accomplices kidnapped Mthethwa’s girlfriend and stole her cell phone and two vehicles. Ngubane was arrested after police traced the stolen cellphone,”

said Ramiksson-Kara.
Ngubane was sentenced for 11 crimes that were committed between April and May 2019, according to the NPA. Photo: @NPA_Prosecutes / Twitter

The court case

IOL reports that in aggravation of sentence, statements from Moyo and Mthethwa’s family members were read. The families stated that the deaths of their loved ones were senseless and that recovering from the loss of those close to them was hard.

For the two murders, Ngubane was sentenced to double life. He was sentenced to 15 years for each robbery he committed, three years for housebreaking, five years for kidnapping, 15 years for the unlawful possession of a firearm, four years for the unlawful possession of ammunition and 10 years for conspiracy to commit murder.

“The court ordered that counts 3, 4 and 5 run concurrently and that counts 8 and 9 run concurrently, thus resulting in the sentence of two life terms and 64 years imprisonment,” Ramkisson-Kara said.

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