KZN traditional healer denies involvement in ANCYL Gcabashe’s murder

KwaMashu traditional healer Khethukuthula Ncayiyana has strenuously denied any involvement in the 2020 murders of an ANC Youth League member and two Durban Metro Police officers. Ncayiyana is currently seeking bail at Hammarsdale Magistrate’s Court, situated west of Durban. According to a statement read out by his legal counsel, Ncayiyana claims he was located in Bloemfontein at the time of the ANC Youth League member Thamsanqa Gcabashe's murder.

Additionally, Ncayiyana asserts he was present in Johannesburg when Metro Police officers Lindokuhle Madonsela and Ndumiso Thusi were targeted and slain. Gcabashe met his untimely end outside his residence in Hammarsdale, while Madonsela and Thusi were murdered inside a vehicle two weeks later. The State contends that Madonsela was specifically targeted due to alleged romantic involvement with Ncayiyana's spouse.

It further alleges that Ncayiyana initially engaged a private investigator to ascertain Madonsela's whereabouts and employment, subsequently hiring hitmen to execute his plan. The State further maintains that Gcabashe's murder was an unfortunate mistake, as he was confused for Madonsela. Ncayiyana vehemently disputes these accusations, firmly maintaining his absence from the scene of the crimes. The matter against Ncayiyana has been rescheduled for a bail application hearing on Friday.