Khayelitsha court postpones bail hearing in murder case of Kwakhanya Ntlanganiso

The case of a 17-year-old boy who allegedly killed Kwakhanya Ntlanganiso (16) has been postponed to next Wednesday, 17 December, for a formal bail application.
It was held behind closed doors at the Khayelitsha Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 10 December.
Ntlanganiso, a member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex (LGBTQI+), was brutally killed in the BT informal settlement. His body was discovered between the shacks on Thursday 4 December, his eyes gouged out, bricks next to his severely-injured head and his abdomen partially burnt.
Eric Ntabazalila, spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Western Cape, said the suspect would remain behind bars.
“The case postponed until Wednesday 17 December for full bail profile of the accused.”
Sibusiso Nqunqeka, LGBTQI + community leader in Site C and member of Khulani Khayelitsha Queer Hub, said the community demanded justice for Ntlanganiso and closure for his family in their heartbreaking loss.
“We believe his death had something to do with his sexuality. We are here to support his family and want the perpetrator to rot in jail.”
Members of LGBTQI+ have long felt they are not safe in certain parts of Cape Town, where prejudice against them is known to be rife.
Such prejudice is a principal factor in Ntlanganiso’ s brutal killing, the deceased’s aunt, Nontombi Tengeni, believed.
She also related his family’s heartbreak: “We knew about Kwakhanya’s sexuality, and we had no problem with that. The last time we saw him it was on Wednesday 3 December after 19:00. He left the house carrying two Savannah cider bottles.”