The bail application of University of Fort Hare investigations and vetting director Isaac Plaatjies, 56, was dismissed by the Dimbaza magistrate’s court on Monday.
It was the second round of rapid gameplay between Siphamandla Mkoko, 25, and Zimi Totose, 17, at the Buffalo City Chess Championships on Sunday. The 14 top-ranking entrants were invited to play over the two-weekend event, culminating in the tiebreak playoff between Mkoko and Totose.
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The university’s director of investigations and vetting may be a danger to the vice-chancellor who had been receiving death threats before his bodyguard was killed.
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Lawyers for Isaac Plaatjies, the University of Fort Hare investigations and vetting director in the dock for the murders of two colleagues, say the case against him is based on media hype and sensationalism, and have called for him to be released on bail.
Fort Hare killings: No one is safe if alleged hitlist author is granted bail, court hears news24.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news24.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
'He played everybody for fools': Cellphone data links Fort Hare investigations head to hitman news24.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news24.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Police believe the hitmen behind the killings of University of Fort Hare staff are from the same group behind assassination attempts on now slain Buffalo City Metro infrastructure director and former acting city manager Nceba Ncunyana.