Update
KNYSNA NEWS - The man accused of murdering Mawande Kondlo (46), renowned Knysna businessman and owner of Wandu Tours and Stays, in September 2022, made a brief appearance in the George Circuit High Court on Thursday 11 April.
The trial was postponed until 19 August.
Waydon Bezuidenhout (34) was denied bail on Thursday 8 September 2022 and has been kept in custody in Knysna since.
An off-duty police official found Kondlo's body at Bokkoppie near the Uniondale Road (R339) on 17 January 2022. His hands and legs were bound with a cloth and he had sustained a wound to his head.
Bezuidenhout was arrested in August that year after an extensive and intricate investigation by Knysna detectives in collaboration with Garden Route District Crime Intelligence and a private security company that monitors CCTV cameras in Knysna.
Kondlo was a beloved member of the local tourism industry and a pioneer in the development and growth of township tourism in Knysna.
Bezuidenhout will be represented by Adv Louise Luterek from Mossel Bay.
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