The daughter of Nomasonto Magdalene Ngwenya, 66, the high school teacher who was murdered by her alleged lover, cried openly in the Durban High Court on Friday as judgment was handed down. Sandile Nzama was 18 when he allegedly began a relationship with Ngwenya, who was a history teacher at his high school on the Berea.On Friday, Judge Themba Sishi found Nzama guilty of murder and theft and concealment of the body.“Knowing that justice has been served, my mother’s soul can now rest in peace.
Nomfundo met Nzama who she knew was a pupil at the school where her mother taught. He had lived in their home for a year, when they lived together with her mother, and two other family members. In February 2016, Nzama conspired with Vilakazi, a pupil at another school at the time, to rob Ngwenya of her Nissan Tiida for a R500 fee. The two strangled Ngwenya using a rope from Nzama’s tracksuit pants.