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The deceased taught at the Refihlile Primary School in Botshabelo\u2019s C-Section. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The motive for Fezile\u2019s killing remains unknown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was attacked at night in a corridor at the Setjhaba se Maketse Combined School in Section H1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sgt Mahlomola Kareli, provincial police spokesperson, said the fugitive Halimmah was apprehended on 26 November in Sandton, Gauteng. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the investigators had traced Halimmah to one of the luxury units of a complex where she was staying with her alleged boyfriend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her arrest came after the circulation of photos of her and the black Mazda CX-5 she was reportedly driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embed image\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-imageid=\"adae0868-54f1-4b12-9c70-3b350d4d4566\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12487\/299834a541834a73bb8bae772e41f0ad.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0ef953ef6e3d4845a080da2483967c77.jpg\" style=\"max-width:620px;\"><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<p>Halimmah Thamando Mnyobisi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The three other suspects were nabbed early in November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kareli said preliminary investigations revealed Fezile had suffered more than 30 stab wounds to the torso. 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