South African television channel Moja Love has said it will wait for the courts to decide the fate of its Sizakuthola presenter, Xolani Khumalo, who is facing a murder charge after the death of one of the show’s subjects who allegedly passed away while under interrogation by the show’s crew.
Khumalo turned himself in at the Katlehong North police station this week in connection with the murder of suspected drug dealer Robert “Kicks” Varrie.
He was granted R10 000 bail while the matter was postponed until 19 October.
Nonzwakazi Cekete, Head of Communications at Moja Love TV Channels, told The Citizen that it was not up to them to determine the fate of Khumalo, hence he would be keeping his current role.
“The matter is subjudice and will await the outcome of the court,” Cekete said.
Following Varrie’s death in July, Moja Love had said Khumalo had followed legally accepted protocol during the interrogation.
“Based on information currently at our disposal, we are advised that following a community tip-off, the crew on 19 July 2023 attended a drug bust in Katlehong and did so in conjunction with community law enforcement groups, as is customary,
Varrie, was reportedly accosted by the show’s crew, apparently acting on a tip-off, and allegedly tortured to reveal more drugs in his Katlehong house.
He ended up dead at Thelle Mogoerane regional hospital in Vosloorus and police have been investigating a case of murder in connection with the incident.
Kudzie T Jumaa
Oh my God.
Vakamu kinditsa ka
Kane dzungu kamuface ako
The hatred in thid boy is too much
More than you have for ndebele people I wonder
They killed murder charge
Is he assigned by the ministry of home affairs ? If not may his sorry @#ss rot in prison
Stan Chipoka did you even read the article? It has nothing to do with the DOH it’s about drugs. But then in zimbabe you confused hence the mixture of things over there
Charlie Bates which ministry does he operate from? may be you can make me understand because in Zim,every activity conducted has a ministerial backbone
Stan Chipoka he is an independent operator. Civil duty as he calls it. Just like operation dudula chasing after foreign nationals it’s their own thing no government backing an individual called Lucky one day woke up and decided to kick out foreign nationals. It’s when they are exposed this way that you realize they were alone
The fool he thought he was a hero. Where are his supporters now he is facing the music on his own. A Nigerian is dead