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Life for South African Hostel Hitman But 88 Murders Unsolved

The Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula has praised efforts by the South African Police Service to bring Mxoleleni Bhani, the killer of a Glebelands hostel dweller Sipho Ndovela on May 18, 2015, to justice and ensuring a life sentence. The Glebelands Hostel has been the centre of an investigation for a rise in the number of hitmen for hire for political killings or other criminal activity. There has been over 80 murders at the hostel that remain unsolved since 2014.

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Glebelands Hostel Complex in Umlazi, KwaZulu Natal

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