Tavern shooting: Man confesses to pulling the trigger

MAN confesses to killing eight people.

The murder case against a 39-year-old Mpumalanga man has been postponed to Tuesday, 21 January for a formal bail application.

Bongani Nkosi briefly appeared in the KaBokweni Magistrates Court on Tuesday,14 January, where his legal representative, Nkosingiphile Maluka, asked the court to postpone the matter due to not having proper consultation with the accused.

He said he had a brief consultation with Nkosi and asked for more time to consult.

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Nkosi is alleged to be part of a group that opened fire on a rival group in Pieenar, outside Mbombela on Saturday,11 January, killing eight people.

It's alleged that the assailants were seemingly pursuing each other from an unknown area where their fight started before ending up shooting at each other at Levisa Tavern.

Mpumalanga police spokesman Colonel Jabu Ndubane said the cops have a strong case against the accused, adding that more arrests are imminent.

Ndubane said the suspect confessed to the murders during his arrest.