Lucky Dube killers drove Swazi cars

Dube was shot dead on October 18, 2007 in Rosettenville, in what police suspect was a botched hijack.

The Johannesburg High Court, according to the City Press, has been told that first accused person Sifiso Mhlanga and second accused Ludwe Gxowa owned vehicles with Swaziland registration plates.

This was revealed to the court by Mhlanga and Gxowa’s landlord Virginia Qwabe, who has since turned state witness.

Third accused Mbuti Mabe was not implicated in the vehicles’ ownership.

During the on-going trial of the murder of the late reggae icon, Qwabe testified that the vehicles, including a E300 000-plus Mercedes Benz, were parked in her yard.

The court was informed that the accused persons have a history of hijacking.

The Mercedez had been hijacked at gun-point in Jeppestown from state witness, Siphiwe Mlaba, who positively spotted the duo during an identification parade.

There was, however, no information gathered whether the Swazi registered vehicles had also been hijacked or were lawfully listed by the local government.

Police Public Relations Officer Superintendent Vusi Masuku said they would need to have the vehicles’ registration numbers so as to check their status.

"We are definitely going to contact our South African counterparts to verify the authenticity of the registration, and the information could also help us this side," the police spin doctor said.

A lot of Swazi motorists have been subjected to hijackings along South African roads, where their valuables, inclusive of the vehicles, money, mobile phones, clothing and jewellery are targeted.

Vehicles are also stolen within Swaziland and driven into South Africa, where they are sold in the black market.

The local police, in conjunction with Interpol, are trying hard to curb cross-border car theft and a lot of smugglers have either been arrested or killed while transporting stolen vehicles in and out of the kingdom.

The late Dube was a favourite amongst local reggae lovers, and he recorded a full house whenever he performed in the country.

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