Friday, October 31, 2025 - Two brothers accused of being the gunmen in the 2023 murder of South African rapper AKA (Kiernan Forbes) and his friend, chef Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, are now expected to be extradited from Eswatini to stand trial in South Africa.
The brothers, Siyabonga Gezani Ndimande and Malusi David
Ndimande, had been fighting their extradition since their arrest in Eswatini in
February 2024, resisting a court ruling made in August 2024 that ordered their
return to South Africa to face trial alongside five other accused persons.
According to National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)
spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara, the Ndimande brothers have now abandoned
their appeal against the extradition order. The Eswatini authorities have
formally notified South Africa of the withdrawal, paving the way for their
return to face justice.
Ramkisson-Kara confirmed that the matter will now be handled
directly by the Eswatini authorities in cooperation with South African
officials.
The two brothers are alleged to have carried out the
execution-style killing of AKA and Motsoane outside a restaurant on Florida
Road, Durban, in February 2023, a murder that shocked the nation and sparked
widespread public outrage.
Their upcoming trial, along with that of the five
co-accused, has been scheduled for July next year, marking a key step in what
has been one of South Africa’s most high-profile murder investigations.
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