Nhlanhla Mabaso12 June 2025 | 9:40

Pre-trial hearing into AKA, Tibz murders postponed to July

Five men accused in the high-profile murder case returned to the Durban High Court on Thursday for a pre-trial hearing.

Pre-trial hearing into AKA, Tibz murders postponed to July

Five men accused of the murders of rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and celebrity chef Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane appear before the Durban High Court on 8 May 2025. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/EWN

DURBAN - The pre-trial hearing into the murder case of rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and entrepreneur Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane has been adjourned to July. 

Five men accused in the high-profile murder case returned to the Durban High Court on Thursday for a pre-trial. 

The matter could not proceed due to some outstanding issues in the case.

Forbes and Motsoane were killed on Durban’s popular Florida Road while leaving a restaurant in many in 2023.  

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Judge President Thoba Poyo-Dlwati said the accused would remain behind bars.

"The matter then, Mr Mkhwanazi, Ndimande, Myeza, Gwabeni and Ndimande is adjourned to 24 July 2025 - you must be here by 9:30 and you will remain in custody."

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