Xolile Mngeni
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Dewani found not guilty of Anni’s murder
Businessperson Shrien Dewani has been acquitted of the murder of his wife Anni while on honeymoon in Cape Town in 2010.
State says Dewani killers were unprofessional, amateur
State prosecutor Adrian Mopp says were it not for the killing of Anni Dewani, the organisation of the entire plot by the hitmen would be "comical".
Who really paid for Dewani hitman’s funeral?
The police want to know why a mystery donor or foreign human rights group would fund the large legal costs of a man who had chosen a life of crime.
One of Anni Dewani’s killers dies
Xolile Mngeni, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour, has passed on "while the monitoring of his medical condition was underway", say officials.
Dewani defence disputes gunman identity
Murder-accused Shrien Dewani’s defence says it was Mziwamadoda Qwabe who pulled the trigger that killed Anni, and not Xolile Mngeni.
Life sentence handed down for Dewani killer
The Western Cape High Court has sentenced Xolile Mngeni to life for killing tourist Anni Dewani, who was on her honeymoon in South Africa.
Dewani killer to be sentenced next week
Only after the judge considers his medical condition, will a sentence be handed down to Xolile Mngeni for the death of Anni Dewani.
Dewani accused is privately funded
Questions have been raised about who is funding the lawyer representing the man accused of pulling the trigger in Anni Dewani’s murder.
Dewani killer sentenced to 25 years
Mziwamadoda Qwabe has been sentenced by the Western Cape High Court to 25 years imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering honeymooner Anni Dewani.
SA men in Dewani case to go on trial next year
Two men charged with the township murder of British honeymooner Anni Dewani are to go on trial next year in the Western Cape High Court.
Dewani accused still being treated for brain tumour
Xolile Mngeni, awaiting trial for the alleged murder of Anni Dewani, was still receiving treatment in prison for a malignant brain tumour.
Dewani murder accused undergoes surgery
Xolile Mngeni, one of the two men in police custody for the murder of Anni Dewani, has had surgery to remove a brain tumour, a court has been told.
Shocking security around Dewani ‘hitman’
A probe is under way into a security lapse around the alleged hitman in the Dewani murder, who was seen in hospital, unshackled with only one guard.
United Kingdom court rules Dewani can stay at home
A UK court ruled Shrien Dewani can stay home for at least another two weeks following an application by SA to have his bail revoked.
Justice failed Anni
When police arrested Xolile Mngeni for the murder of Swedish newlywed Anni Dewani in Cape Town in November, he was already a wanted man.