Two men have appeared in the Welkom Magistrates’ Court after the disappearance and murder of Disebo Portia Mosupa (30), an ANC Free State Youth League member.
Andile Siyoko (42) and Lawrence Ncanca (37) briefly appeared in court on Tuesday, 23 July. They were denied bail.
Siyoko, who was Mosupa’s boyfriend, had been arrested the day before, while Ncanca was arrested on Friday.
Mosupa was reported as missing on 15 July. A search party consisting of police, community and family members followed up on clues that led to the Thabong Cemetary – where her body was found in an existing grave.
Netwerk24 reported earlier that Mosupa’s father had visited her home on 14 July, and did not find her there. When he went to visit her again on Monday, the house was ransacked. That was when he reported her missing.
Mosupa was an employee of the Matjhabeng Municipality, where she worked as an acting youth development officer.
On Tuesday Mathabo Leeto, MEC for Social Development, and Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae visited Mosupa’s family.
Mathae raised her concern on the murders of women by their partners. She said they have been visiting several bereaved families in the Free State to convey their condolences, and they have now run out of words to make families feel better because of continuous gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) against women and children.
“Serious action must be taken to stop GBVF to protect defenseless women and children,” says Mathae.
