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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Police have made a breakthrough in the July 2020 murder of a community leader linked to the Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) company.<\/p>\n

A 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder that took place at the Richards Bay Mall in 2020.<\/p>\n

Judia Mbuyazi, 48, was gunned down on 28 July 2020.<\/p>\n

This week, an intelligence-driven operation led to the arrest of Omega Khulani Ngubane, 40.<\/p>\n

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Shortly after, a case of murder was opened at Richards Bay SAPS for further investigation.<\/p>\n

Following several incidents where people linked to Richards Bay Minerals were targeted, the police established a team under the Provincial Organised Crime Unit in June 2021 to specifically investigate those cases.<\/p>\n

Police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele said:<\/p>\n

Ngubane appeared at the Richards Bay Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday and the matter was postponed to 15 March for a formal bail application.<\/p>\n

“The accused will be profiled to establish if he is linked to any of the other cases investigated by the team,” said Mbele<\/p>\n

Mbuyazi was shot dead in 2020 shortly after a meeting with Premier Sihle Zikalala in an attempt to resolve conflict in the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n

He was gunned down just a few minutes after the meeting. There had been several issues in the area, including a stalemate in the KwaMbuyazi community at Richards Bay, where the RBM mine and smelter is located.<\/p>\n

Fin24 reported RBM reopened its operations around last August, after being closed since June due to local unrest. RBM also released more than R130 million to community trusts – which it had withheld due to concerns over transparency at these trusts.<\/p>\n

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The company, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, was thrown into turmoil in May following the murder of its general manager, Nico Swart, who was shot multiple times on his way to work.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the reopening, the company engaged with local communities to address the key triggers of the ongoing violence.<\/p>\n

This included tensions over the disbursement of money to community trusts, which the company had been withholding for a while due to a lack of transparency in the management of the trusts.<\/p>\n

Last year, RBM managing director, Werner Duvenhage, said the R130 million was paid.<\/p>\n

The RBM operations – which include the mining, refining, and smelting of heavy minerals – span several different villages, including Mbonambi, Sokhulu, Mkhwanazi, and Dube.<\/p>\n

In 2009, as part of its BEE transaction, RBM established community trusts for these communities, who were due to receive dividend payments to support broad-based community upliftment.<\/p>\n

But the company then raised “serious concerns around the governance of the community trusts”, including that the money was not being used for the broader benefit of communities.<\/p>\n

The eight community trusts also had a history of not adhering to financial reporting as required and producing qualified statements, prompting the company to withhold payments.<\/p>\n

Last year, an agreement was signed with communities that would provide for improved governance and controls of community trusts, as well transparency.<\/p>\n

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