/ 18 June 1999

MEC IN COURT FOR MURDER

FORMER Mpumalanga environment MEC Luckson Mathebula appeared with two co-accused in Bushbuckridge’s Mhala Regional Court on Friday, following his arrest for allegedly masterminding the murder of his estranged wife. Mathebula appeared with his girlfriend and a 34-year-old man. Police say they will oppose any bail application by the accused. Mathebula’s wife Aletta Rose Mnisi was shot dead last Wednesday in front of pupils outside the primary school where she worked. Mathebula was arrested at a restaurant in White River on Thursday afternoon.