Bozwana‚ who died later at Unitas hospital in Pretoria‚ was shot at least nine times.
Biography
Wandile Bozwana (born in 1972) was a prominent South African businessperson. His death sent shock waves across the North West and the Northern Cape.
The prominent died from gunshots with nine bullet wounds. The incident happened in broad daylight.
Bozwana was sitting on the passenger seat while traveling from Sandton to Pretoria. His killers attacked him on the Garsfontein Road exit from the N1 highway. They shot him nine times from Sandton to Pretoria, and he died at Unitas Hospital.
The court convicted the murderers of the North West multimillionaire businessman in June.
Many suspect the shooting to be a hit as Bozwana was in controversial tenders with the North West government. He made open remarks about the level of corruption the government exhibited in that province.
Bozwana, who often was with bodyguards, sat behind a yellow Renault Clio.
According to Police spokesperson Sergeant Asnath Malatsi, at about 3 p.m., the car stopped at a traffic light when a silver BMW M3 approached.
An occupant of the car jumped out with a firearm fired at the Renault Clio. He then jumped back into the BMW before it sped off.
Bozwana got hit four times in the back and five times around the buttock area. He died at Unitas Hospital.
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| Full name: | Wandile Bozwana |
| Born: | 1972 |
| Died: | October 2015 (age 43 years old) |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Spouse: | Tsholofelo Bozwana |
| Company: | Tsoga Developers |
| Buried at: | Garsfontein Cemetery |
| Cause of death: | Shooting |
| Suspects: | Vusi “Khekhe” Mathibela Sipho Patrick Hudla Matamela Robert Mutapa Bonginkosi Paul Khumalo |
Company
Murdered businessman Bozwana had several businesses. He owned the company Tsoga Developers. It was deeply involved in a court case with the North West government at the Constitutional Court over building a hospital in Brits.
Wandile also had an estate worth over R303 million. However, Sunday World reported that the administrators at Momentum have sold nearly all the properties of the estate. Businessman’s widow, Tsholofelo, and baby mamas fight it out over his properties.
Personal Life
Wandile Bozwana had a wife, Tsholofelo Bozwana, and children. Mpho Baloyi was his girlfriend and business partner. He also had three baby mamas.
His eldest daughter, Mmabatho “Mamizo” Bozwana, spoke on behalf of his four young children at his funeral service. It held at at NG Kerk Moreleta Park in Pretoria East. He was laid to rest at the Garsfontein Cemetery.
Family
Bozwana’s mother, Aletta, was also a murder victim. She died in an alleged robbery in the Northern Cape.
His brother, Maviki, says this is the fourth murder in his family, which was not linked. The first murder was his twin brother in Zeerust in 1997. Next was Wandile, his brother who died of a stab wound in a tavern, and their mother’s murder made it the fourth.
Sentencing
Four men were convicted for the murder of Wandile appeared in the Pretoria high court for sentencing on June 23. His killers are Vusi “Khekhe” Mathibela, Sipho Patrick Hudla, Matamela Robert Mutapa, and Bonginkosi Paul Khumalo. The court found them guilty of murdering Bozwana and attempting to murder Mpho Baloyi.