By REGINALD KANYANE
24 July 2025- A man (41) was found guilty by the Gauteng High Court sitting in Johannesburg, for murder of his former girlfriend, Thembekile Letlape. The accused, Sibusiso Zitha who is affectionately known as The Pastry Chef pleaded guilty to the charge and was accordingly found guilty as charged.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson in Gauteng, Phindi Mjonondwane said the matter has been postponed to 28 August 2025, for the compilation of a pre-sentence report, following a request by the defence. Mjonondwane said Letlape and Zitha had been in a domestic relationship and lived together in Fourways.
“On 30 May 2024, during an argument while Letlape was preparing food in their home, Zitha violently attacked her. In the presence of his 10-year-old daughter, who was watching a movie at the time, the accused took multiple knives and stabbed the victim several times in her face and chest. She succumbed to her injuries at the scene.
“The NPA welcomes the guilty plea and conviction. We are confident that, after hearing all sentencing submissions, the court will impose a punishment befitting the brutality and tragic nature of this crime,” she said.
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