By Mapaballo Borotho
- A Lesotho national has been arrested for the murder of his wife in Gauteng.
- He allegedly led police to a stream where her body was found after she was reported missing.
- The accused abandoned his bail application and remains in custody.
A Lesotho national, Mthakathi Gift Njama, has been arrested for the brutal killing of his wife in Gauteng.
38-year-old Njama abandoned his bail bid at the Vereeniging Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 18 March 2026.
He is facing charges of murder of his wife, Faniswa Majola May, and contravention of immigration laws for allegedly being in the country illegally.
“It is alleged that on 03 March 2026, the family of the deceased called the deceased’s child enquiring about their mother.
During the phone call, the child told the deceased’s family that they were travelling with his father and that the accused had locked the deceased in the house at their place of residence in Meyerton,” said National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Lumka Mahanjana.
Faniswa Majola’s family reported the deceased missing to the police when they could not find her at her place of residence.
Police conducted a search for both the deceased and the accused earlier this month, where the accused was found hiding in Vereeniging.
“He led the police to a nearby stream where the body of the deceased was found, and he was arrested on the scene,” Mahanjana added.
The matter has been postponed to 25 March 2026 for a regional court appearance.
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