๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ง๐๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐จ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ
South Africaโs National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has handed over phones seized from triple murder suspect Ndodana Tshuma to the UK Police and postponed the extradition case to 7 December 2026.
According to South Africaโs National Prosecution Authority Communications Officer, Magaboke Mohlatlole, the Johannesburg Magistratesโ Court granted the order for the handover following a Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) request from the United Kingdom.
The UK authorities had submitted a request for Mutual Legal Assistance to South Africa, seeking the handover of electronic devices seized from Tshuma. The request was authorised by the Minister of Justice in terms of Section 7 of the International Cooperation in Criminal Matters Act 75 of 1996.
Following consideration of the evidence presented, the court granted the order sought in terms of the MLA request. The cellphone will accordingly be handed over to the United Kingdom authorities to assist with their investigations into the murder charges Tshuma faces in that country.
The 46-year-oldโs extradition proceedings have been postponed to 7 December 2026 to allow for the finalisation of the MLA process and the conclusion of plea and sentencing proceedings in his firearm and ammunition case, which are scheduled for 10 November 2026.
Tshuma has entered into a plea and sentence agreement with the State in terms of Section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act. In terms of the agreement, he pleaded guilty to charges relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, as well as contravening the Immigration Act.
Tshuma is wanted in the United Kingdom on three counts of murder. It is alleged that, in early July 2026, in Bedford, Bedfordshire, he murdered his wife, Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, and their two children, Natalie Tshuma and Nala Tshuma.
