/ 15 November 1999

UDM POLITICIAN ARRESTED

MAVERICK Mpumalanga politician Joe Nkuna was arrested last week on a charge of attempted murder. A former ANC provincial secretary, Nkuna was arrested in KaNyamazane near Nelspruit on Thursday afternoon, for allegedly trying to kill Richard Simelane last Saturday night. Nkuna, who is now the UDM provincial secretary in Mpumalanga, appeared in the KaNyamazane Periodical Court on Friday. He was not asked to plead to charges of attempted murder and malicious damage to property. Nkuna was granted R600 bail, and the case was postponed until November 26 for further investigation.

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