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The lawyer for the accused was not present in court on Thursday and they were remanded in custody until 28 July.

The National Prosecuting Authority says it will oppose bail in the matter of the two suspects arrested for allegedly kidnapping Refiloe Malope in Limpopo.

Refiloe Malope, a South African lesbian who was kidnapped almost two months ago, has been found dead in a mine shaft.

Though still in pain, the family of a 31-year-old woman who was kidnapped last month are relieved they finally have her body, putting an end weeks of speculation on her wellbeing.

The body of a missing 31-year-old woman has been found in a mine shaft in Benoni, Gauteng, after she was abducted in Limpopo.

The body of a Limpopo woman has been retrieved from a deep a mine shaft in Benoni, Ekurhuleni after she went missing from home in May.

Sergeant Lethabo Mokoana who is attached to the Benoni Police Station and Modirelwa Mokoana who face charges of kidnapping, murder and defeating the ends of justice – will return to the Nebo Magistrates Court in Limpopo for a formal bail application.

A cop was arrested in relation to Refiloe Malope's kidnapping, her body was retrieved by police from a mine shaft in Benoni, Gauteng.