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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Four of the alleged extortionists who terrorised Khayelitsha during the Covid-19 lockdown are set to go on trial next year in a court attached to a prison, for security reasons.<\/p>\n

Yanga “Bara” Nyalara, Wanda Tofile, Manelisi Nguma and Lundi Zweni are accused of 18 murders and six attempted murders, according to the summary of the terror timeline in their indictment.<\/p>\n

They are accused of being self-appointed protectors of the suburbs’ businesses, extracting a fee from small enterprises, many of them run by first-generation immigrants.<\/p>\n

Standing in the dock wearing the upmarket labels Lacoste, Fabiani and BOSS, the four were told there had been no judges available sooner due to a backlog in the court roll, and 20 judges currently occupied with other criminal matters.<\/p>\n

“So, it’s impossible to deal with this matter in the first term [of 2024],” said Judge Robert Henney.<\/p>\n

“This kind of case will take some time.”<\/p>\n

Nyalara’s arrest was trumpeted by Police Minister Bheki Cele as a breakthrough in the wave of mass shootings terrorising the suburb.<\/p>\n

The ex-teacher-turned-taxi-owner hails from Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape and is accused of being the mastermind behind shooting people who would not pay, or killing rival extortionists.<\/p>\n

He was on the run for skipping bail in a cash-in-transit case at the time of his arrest, while relaxing in bed with a girlfriend and a supply of drugs.<\/p>\n

One of the mass shooting sprees spread over several areas in Khayelitsha, with police racing around to catch the killers.<\/p>\n

Goodwood Prison, mooted as an additional venue for high-risk trials, is expected to open with the prosecution of Nafiz Modack and others early next year.<\/p>\n

The court heard on Friday that the Goodwood Prison court was almost complete.<\/p>\n

The four men will remain in custody until their trial on 22 July 2024.<\/p>\n

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