The South African Communist Party has commended the police for the swift arrest of the alleged killer of the son of Minister of Defence and Military veterans Nosiviwe Nqakula in Johannesburg.
Chumani Nqakula was stabbed to death in an attack in Johannesburg on Saturday night‚ details of which remain sketchy.
Gauteng police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said a 24-year-old suspect would appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with the stabbing.
“Chumani Nqakula‚ the second of Cde Charles and Nosiviwe’s four children‚ met his sudden and untimely death following an assault in Johannesburg‚ Gauteng last night‚” the ANC confirmed in a statement.
Both the ANC and its tripartite partner the SACP expressed their condolences to the Nqakulu family.
“Our prayers and thought are with Chumani’s family and friends and as we send our deepest sympathies to them‚ we hope and believe that fond memories of their son and friend will bring comfort during this difficult time of loss‚” ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said.
In its statement‚ the SACP said: “The SACP commends the police for moving swiftly by arresting the suspected murderer who killed Chumani. Justice must be seen running its course in this murder case and other killings that are committed in our country.”
It said that both Nosiviwe Nqakula and her husband‚ Charles Nqakula a former minister of defence as well as of safety and security who is currently high commissioner to Mozambique‚ were both long-standing members of the ANC and Charles was a former president of the SACP.
SACP lauds police for swift arrest of killer of minister’s son
Chumani Nqakula was stabbed to death in an attack in Johannesburg on Saturday night‚ details of which remain sketchy.
Gauteng police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said a 24-year-old suspect would appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with the stabbing.
“Chumani Nqakula‚ the second of Cde Charles and Nosiviwe’s four children‚ met his sudden and untimely death following an assault in Johannesburg‚ Gauteng last night‚” the ANC confirmed in a statement.
Both the ANC and its tripartite partner the SACP expressed their condolences to the Nqakulu family.
“Our prayers and thought are with Chumani’s family and friends and as we send our deepest sympathies to them‚ we hope and believe that fond memories of their son and friend will bring comfort during this difficult time of loss‚” ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said.
In its statement‚ the SACP said: “The SACP commends the police for moving swiftly by arresting the suspected murderer who killed Chumani. Justice must be seen running its course in this murder case and other killings that are committed in our country.”
It said that both Nosiviwe Nqakula and her husband‚ Charles Nqakula a former minister of defence as well as of safety and security who is currently high commissioner to Mozambique‚ were both long-standing members of the ANC and Charles was a former president of the SACP.
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