Durban – Two brothers linked to the killing of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane have had their case transferred to the Durban High Court, where trial proceedings are set to begin later this year.
Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande appeared briefly in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where Magistrate Ashwin Singh confirmed the transfer.
“This matter as well is now transferred rather to the Durban High Court,” Singh said. 
“You’ll appear in the Durban High Court on the 19th of June, 2026, in terms of section 75, subsection 1, paragraph C of Act 51 of 77.”
Both brothers were remanded in custody and warned to appear before the High Court on that date. Singh also confirmed that bail was no longer in play, noting it had been abandoned at an earlier stage.
“Durban High Court. No bail fixed. You previously abandoned bail in this matter as well,” he said.
Defence attorney Sibusiso Dlamini confirmed receipt of the indictment on behalf of his clients, and dispensed with the interpretation and reading of the document into the record.
Singh indicated that the state may be consolidating charges across all accused in the matter, noting that indictments in all three cases had been entered as Exhibit A before the session concluded.
The Ndimande brothers have been in custody since their extradition from the Kingdom of Eswatini in November 2025. They were arrested in early 2024 at a rented residence in Mbabane, following an extensive investigation into the killings. After their extradition, they were held at Westville Correctional Centre.
The brothers face a charge sheet that includes conspiracy to commit murder, murder, unlawful possession of firearms and possession of unlicensed ammunition. The charges relate to the fatal shooting of Forbes and Motsoane outside the then-restaurant Wish on Durban’s Florida Road on 10 February 2023.
They are also linked to a separate violent incident, the 2022 murder of a taxi boss in Amanzimtoti.
The Ndimande brothers are not the only accused in the matter. Lindokuhle Thabani Mkhwanazi, Lindani Zenzele Ndimane, Siyanda Eddie Myeza, Mziwethemba Harvey Gwabeni and Lindokuhle Mhlaliseni Mkhwanazi are also charged in connection with the murders.
That group last appeared before the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban in October last year, when the matter was adjourned to 19 June 2026 to deal with outstanding pre-trial issues and appoint a presiding judge.
The trial is scheduled to run from 20 July to 21 August 2026, with a further session set to begin on 6 October.
