Luyanda Mboniswa charged with the murder of Marike de Klerk

Date: 5 Aug 2002
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Luyanda Mboniswa charged with the murder of Marike de Klerk

A 21 year old security guard employed at the Dolphin Beach complex in Table View, Luyanda Mboniswa, was charged with robbing, raping and murder of Marike de Klerk, ex-wife of former president F.W. de Klerk in December 2001. Mrs de Klerk's belongings, a wristwatch and two torches, were found at the Mboniswa's squatter shack in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.

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01'The Strange Murder Of South Africa's Former First Lady', from Jan Lamprecht pbs [Online], Available at: rense.com, [Accessed: 02 August 2013]
02Ann M. Simmons, (2002), 'Guard Confesses in S. African Slaying', from Los Angeles Times [Online[, Available at: articles.latimes.com, [Accessed: 02 August 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2013, August 2). Luyanda Mboniswa charged with the murder of Marike de Klerk. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013524

South African History Online (2013) 'Luyanda Mboniswa charged with the murder of Marike de Klerk', South African History Online, 2 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013524 (Accessed: 26 August 2026).

South African History Online, Luyanda Mboniswa charged with the murder of Marike de Klerk [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013524, (accessed 26 August 2026).

"Luyanda Mboniswa charged with the murder of Marike de Klerk." South African History Online, 2 Aug. 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013524. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Luyanda Mboniswa charged with the murder of Marike de Klerk." South African History Online. August 2, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013524.