NATIONAL NEWS - The man accused of shooting to death his former girlfriend, Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) student Zolile Khumalo, casually lifted his middle finger to journalists in court on Thursday.
This was Thabani Mzolo’s third appearance at the Durban Regional Court, where he is trying to apply for bail. Before magistrate Mohammed Motala had left the courtroom, Mzolo turned to journalists capturing images of him on their mobile phones and extended his finger, which elicited a reprimand from Motala.
Before this, the court heard that Mzolo had shot Khumalo twice and then kicked her as she lay on the floor of her residence room.
Deputy minister of police Bongani Mkongi, who attended proceedings said afterwards that the gesture made him “very angry”.
“It shows us that this dog doesn’t have any remorse. By virtue of showing the people of the Republic of South Africa the middle finger, it tells all of us that he is prepared to kill again and he doesn’t respect anyone, because he is in a court of law,” said Mkongi.
