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IOL News
13-06-2025
- IOL News
Two men charged with attempted murder of SARS advocate to face court in Durban
Senior counsel advocate Coreth Naudé was shot in Durban last year. Image: Google Two men accused of the attempted murder of South African Revenue Service (SARS) advocate Coreth Naudé SC are set to make their first appearance in the Durban High Court on August 28 after they were served with indictments on Friday morning. Siyanda Emmanuel Mbulwana, 29, and Mcebisi Corlen Runeyi, 28, are alleged to have shot Naudé in the face and neck at the entrance of the Premier Hotel in uMhlanga on July 18, 2024. The State alleges that while Naudé was driving to the hotel, she was ambushed by two armed men who opened fire on her. However, she managed to drive inside the hotel, where she received medical attention before being rushed to the hospital. The suspects fled the scene in a silver Toyota Corolla. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad loading Siyanda Emmanual Mbulwana and Mcebisi Corlen Runeyi are charged with the attempted murder of advocate Coreth Naudé SC. Image: Nomonde Zondi The advocate had come to Durban on behalf of SARS for the tax inquiry concerning the tax affairs of Andile Mpisane and 13 others. Mpisane is the son of Durban's controversial businesswoman Shauwn 'MaMkhize' Mkhize. The pair was arrested in December last year in Cape Town, and they are currently in custody after the Durban Magistrate's Court denied them bail. During their bail application, the investigating Warrant Officer Praved Maharaj said the attempted murder of Naudé was carried out brazenly, and the men used no form of disguise. He said the duo had no consideration for the public. 'There was a security guard present when the shooting occurred, and he had to flee for his life,' Maharaj said. According to the police officer, the State has a prima facie case against the duo. Maharaj said that in 2016, Mbulwana was convicted of assault and is currently facing charges of unlawful firearm possession. Additionally, Runeyi is said to have a warrant of arrest for two cases, one for theft of a motor vehicle and one for possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
News24
07-05-2025
- News24
Investigation complete, no more arrests for attempted murder of advocate Coreth Naudé
The investigation into advocate Coreth Naudé's attempted murder is complete. Two men have been accused of the crime and no more arrests were made. The case has been postponed for the prosecution's decision. Police have completed their investigation into the attempted murder of senior advocate Coreth Naudé, who represented SARS in a tax inquiry involving controversial businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize, and no further arrests have been made. This after earlier indications that there was a possibility of more arrests. The attempted murder accused, Siyanda Emmanual Mbulwana and Mcebisi Corlen Runeyi, were back in the dock of the Durban Magistrate's Court on Wednesday after their arrest on 19 December in the Western Cape. Naudé was shot in the neck and face at the entrance of Premier Hotel Umhlanga, north of Durban, on 18 July 2024. After she was shot, she managed to drive onto the hotel premises. There she received emergency medical attention before she was rushed to the hospital. During the accused's bail application, which was unsuccessful, it was revealed that CCTV footage of the crime scene captured both of them clearly. Mbulwana was also pointed out during an identity parade, the court heard. But the accused denied committing the attempted murder and claimed they were on holiday in Durban at the time. They claimed they were mistaken for the perpetrators. At the time, the State revealed that detectives were analysing cellphone records that could lead to the arrest of two more people. But when they appeared in court on Wednesday, no one else was in the dock with them. 'Investigations are now complete in the matter. May it be adjourned for a decision from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP),' prosecutor Carlson Govender told the court on Wednesday. Magistrate Ashwin Singh postponed the case to 13 June. Mbulwana and Runeyi, both from Cape Town, are charged with conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, and possession of a semi-automatic firearm. It is alleged that they flew from Cape Town to Durban the day before the shooting. The State is armed with cellphone evidence that allegedly places them at the scene of the crime at the time that it happened, and places them where the getaway vehicle was when it was captured on CCTV footage at a fast-food establishment in the Durban CBD. In the bail application, the prosecution put on record that both accused had previous brushes with the law. The prosecution said Mbulwana was convicted of a 2016 Khayelitsha assault and had a pending 2023 case for possession of an unlicensed firearm in Kleinveli. It also emerged at the time that Runeyi had warrants of arrest for motor vehicle theft. Runeyi's criminal record also reflected four withdrawn cases for possession of housebreaking equipment, public violence, and robbery.
