A STATEMENT FILED In
Court By An Investigating Officer Said That A Company Owned By Sydney Businessman
Mfundo Gcaba Allegedly Sent More Than 800,000 Rand ($42,000; £33,000) To The
Bank Account Of One Of The Suspects Charged With The Rapper's Murder.
The Payment Is Allegedly Made One Day After AKA's Murder. The Prosecutor, Citing Phone Records, Also Said That The Suspect Who Received The Money, Mziwethemba Harvey Gwabeni, Allegedly Called Mr Gcaba Before The Transaction Was Completed.
Mr Gcaba Is Yet To Comment On The Prosecutor's Statement. The Prosecutor Claims That The Money Was Divided Equally Among The Seven Suspects.
Mr Gwabeni Said In An Affidavit That He Received The Money As Payment For The Consultancy Services He Provided To The Company. But The Prosecutor Claimed That There Was No Evidence To Show That Mr Gwabeni Provided Any Service To The Company To Authorize The Payment.
Mr Gcaba Is A Member Of
The Powerful Gcaba Family, Which Owns A Taxi Empire And Several Other
Businesses In The Coastal State Of Kwazulu-Natal And Across South Africa.