Masemola commends work of investigators who arrested Sindiso Magaqa's killer

JOHANNESBURG - National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has commended the work of investigators who arrested the man convicted of killing former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) secretary-general, Sindiso Magaqa.

On Monday, the Pietermaritzburg High Court sentenced Sibusiso Ncengwa to 25 years behind bars for the murder.

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Magaqa was shot and killed in 2017 in Umzimkhulu, KwaZulu-Natal, while sitting in a vehicle with two other councillors who survived the hit.

Masemola said that the SAPS’ political killings task team pursued the case in 2018 and arrested Ncengwa within the first month.

National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said: "Three other accused are still in custody, with the third declared mentally unfit to stand trial. The third accused is in a mental institution. The trial of the two who are fit to stand trial is expected to be heard between 19 September 2025 to 21 October 2025 in the Pietermaritzburg High Court."