Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
Kgopi Mabotja
JOHANNESBURG: Tributes poured in on Sunday following the death of Chumani Nqakula, son of Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and former defence minister Charles Nqakula.
The 23-year-old was stabbed to death in a house in Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg on Saturday at about 4pm, allegedly by somebody he knew.
This is according to the Department of Defence and Military Veterans.
“The Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans sends its heartfelt condolences to Minister Mapisa-Nqakula and her family.
May God give them the comfort and peace they require during this difficult time and may Chumani’s soul rest in eternal peace,” said ministry spokeswoman Joy Nonzukiso Peter.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said a 24-year-old man was arrested on Saturday on the scene, where Chumani was certified dead.
The suspect was held by friends of the deceased and was handed over to the police, said Dlamini.
The man is expected to appear on a charge of murder in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday
Siphiwe Dlamini, spokesperson for the department of defence and military veteranssaid: “On behalf of the Department of Defence and the SANDF in particular, and the entire defence establishment, the Secretary for Defence, Dr Sam Gulube, and the chief of the SA National Defence, General Solly Shoke, send condolences to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Mr Charles Nqakula and the entire Nqakula family, relatives and friends.”
ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said: “Chumani Nqakula, the second of Comrade Charles and Nosiviwe’s four children, met his sudden and untimely death following an assault in Johannesburg.
“Our prayers and thoughts are with Chumani’s family and friends, and as we send our deepest sympathies to them, we hope and believe that fond memories of their son and friend will bring comfort during this difficult time of loss.”
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