{"id":318614,"date":"2026-05-01T14:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?p=318614"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:14:28","slug":"duo-sentenced-police-officer-murder-delft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/duo-sentenced-police-officer-murder-delft\/","title":{"rendered":"Two men sentenced to life for police officer murder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Western Cape High Court in Cape Town has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for multiple murders, including the killing of a police officer, along with robbery with aggravating circumstances and unlawful possession of a firearm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cebo Soboyise (29) and Zola Golela (38) were sentenced on Thursday, 30 April, following their conviction on Tuesday, 27 January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-police-officer-shot-during-robbery-in-delft\">Police officer shot during robbery in Delft<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The case stems from a shooting incident on 27 November 2019 in Thubelitsha, Delft, where a police officer was robbed and killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Western Cape Hawks spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saps.gov.za\/newsroom\/msspeechdetail.php?nid=47373\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.saps.gov.za\/newsroom\/msspeechdetail.php?nid=47373\">Zinzi Hani<\/a>, officers found a man lying in the street with a gunshot wound to the head at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;According to information, three suspects who travelling in a vehicle, stopped and robbed the victim of his cellphone. When he resisted, he was shot. The suspects then fled the scene,&#8221; Hani said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A vehicle matching the description of the suspects&#8217; car was later spotted in <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/abalone-worth-r1m-seized-in-mfuleni-20171107\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"57661\">Mfuleni<\/a> after it ran out of petrol. Two occupants were found inside the vehicle while the third had gone to buy petrol. Upon his return, he noticed the police presence and fled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stolen-cellphones-and-firearms-recovered\">Stolen cellphones and firearms recovered<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Police searched the two suspects and found two firearms and 17 suspected stolen cellphones in their possession. One firearm was licensed, while the other was prohibited. 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