The case of ANC MP Sibusiso Kula was postponed to 31 January for judgement in his bail application by the Orkney Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Kula, 34, is facing a charge of murder after he was accused of killing his wife 31-year-old Jeniffer Mohlomi on 27 November 2022.
Mohlomi was found with a stab wound on her back on November 27 in what seemed like a robbery, but following through investigations by police, Kula was linked to the alleged murder and was arrested on Friday, January 20.
Addressing the court during his bail application on Friday, Sibusiso Kula claimed it was in the interest of justice to release him.
“I shouldn’t be deprived of my liberty and should be released on bail. I bear the burden to show the interest of justice permits my release. I fail to understand how I could be charged with murder as I will demonstrate that I played no part in the killing of my wife.
“The State won’t present any objective facts that I committed the premeditated murder.
“I’m a full-time politician. I’m accused of murder. I deny it to the strongest terms possible. The state won’t present substantive facts that I killed my wife. I request the State to furnish me with those facts.”
Kula claimed that on the day in question, he went to meet with fellow comrades for an unofficial engagement at a local tavern, to prepare for the ANC elective conference. He left the tavern at around 18:00 and went home.
“I found her preparing dinner. I informed her I might have to go back to the tavern as I left the engagement robust and interesting. We were very happy. We kissed and made love, and I left to re-join my comrades at the tavern.
“I returned home at around 22:00 and found my wife struggling to breathe, blood oozing from her mouth and nose. I drove her to the local clinic in Kinana, where she was pronounced dead a few minutes after 22:00. I was shocked. Police were called. I left with them to my home.”
Kula said during questioning by the police, he played an audio clip, where his wife sang “ngithanda wena sthandwa sam”.
He then broke down to tears.
The state pleaded with the court not to grant Kula bail, as it saw no compelling circumstances.
Source: Eyewitness News, News24, IOL, image from Twitter: @KBmanyobe