WE ARE SHOCKED AND SADDENED AT THE DEMISE OF OUR FRIEND, BROTHER AND
COLLEAGUE SIBUSISO NDLOVU AND ZODWA MDHLULI
The African Media and Communicators Forum (AMCF) and the National Press Club (NPC) have expressed shock, disbelief and sadness over the deaths of renowned media practitioner, Sibusiso “Aserie” Ndlovu and his partner, Zodwa Precious Mdhluli.
The couple’s remains were discovered on Thursday morning at an advanced stage of
decomposition.
The forensic team have positively identified the remains and confirmed that Ndlovu and Mdhluli were murdered and dumped in a veld in the Kwa Mhlanga area.
The couple had been missing since 18 February 2025.
The media fraternity across South Africa has, for the past two and half months, laboured with the agony of not knowing where the couple had gone.
We joined hands and the chorus of our voices in calling for communities and law enforcement agencies to find the couple.
Following the formation of the task team, more resources were allocated, leading to a breakthrough in the case.
This resulted in the arrest of five suspects, three of them appeared in
court on Wednesday.
“I am terribly sad.
We held out hope that despite the number of days that the couple had gone missing, they would still be found alive.
Our deepest condolences go out to the families of our brother and sister,” said Elijah Mhlanga, the Chairperson of the African Media and Communicators Forum.
The AMFC and NPC have undertaken to continue supporting the family during this difficult time, including attendance of the court cases of all the suspects.
“We are confident in the work of the authorities, that they will use all the available resources to bring to book everyone that was involved in the killing of our colleague and his partner,” said Acting Chairperson of the NPC Antoinette Slabbert.
We will be in court on Friday where the media application for access to cover the media will be heard.
The application was brought by the AMCF and NPC on behalf of the media houses.