Cape Town – A FeesMustFall activist has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Western Cape regional court. Monwabisi Lukhanyo Matinise was arrested following the torching of the historic St Mark’s Anglican Church on the District Six campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 2017.
Matinise was doing his first year when he was arrested and has over the years denied that he was behind the torching of the over 150-year-old church. His mother, Nomzamo, says he was sentenced for arson and public violence. The mother says the last three years have been stressful for her and her child. “He was suspended by the university following his arrest. He could not keep his jobs because he always had to attend court, sometimes three times a month. Employers got tired of him always taking time off.”
Nomzamo adds that her son was alone throughout the trial. “He attended the trial with family, there were no students who were with him as it happened with other students attending cases. I wish something can be done to get him out of jail as he does not belong there.”
WeekendArgus That's sad kodwa
WeekendArgus He was supposed to be sentenced to life in prison
WeekendArgus Wonder what this criminal mind was studying
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WeekendArgus 5 years?! No wonder crime is out of control.😰
WeekendArgus Quick Justice yes, same must apply to politicians.
WeekendArgus Yoh - Burning down a Church and you are a former student. I student at a higher education institution. Beyond my Understanding. 🙈🙈
WeekendArgus Kid was stupid. Swayed by emotions and rhetoric. Now he has destroyed his own future
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WeekendArgus It serve him right,
WeekendArgus And EFF or ANC MP after jail
WeekendArgus The ANC government is a scam - worse than the triple M.
WeekendArgus He is going to say that the court is racist
WeekendArgus 5 years for all the damage, destruction and history all up in smoke. Not enough sentencing for this firebug.
WeekendArgus Tjoo 5 years 😁😂😂😡😡😢😢
WeekendArgus Good, well done to our justice system. We tired of these so called FeesMustFall hooligans of always destroying government property in the the name of activism. Just stay there my child & learn morals & values, coz it's clear that u were not brought up in a correct manner!!!!🙄
WeekendArgus Damn those fees are never gonna fall huh
WeekendArgus 1652 colonial laws
WeekendArgus He must be treated like a criminal not student. He is a criminal
WeekendArgus They are going to turn him into a slay queen this one.