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Six months after Philippi mass murder, state asks for time to investigate

Two suspects appeared in the Athlone Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday

Photos of people killed in a mass shooting in Marikana informal settlement were displayed at a memorial service held at the end of January. Archive photo: Sandiso Phaliso
Two suspects in the mass murder of eight people in Philippi, Cape Town, in January made a virtual appearance in the Athlone Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
The prosecutor requested the case be postponed to 25 August to allow the state more time to complete its investigation.
The state alleges that the two suspects, Nkcubeko Libala and Bheki Manxiwa, entered a shebeen in Marikana informal settlement in Phillippi East on 17 January and opened fire on the patrons, killing eight people, including the shebeen owner, and injuring two people.
The pair are charged…

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