POLOKWANE: The Polokwane High Court has, on 12 February 2026, found Molabe Fannie Seribishane (58) guilty on all charges relating to the murder of a 52-year-old female nurse, Mumsy Seribishane
The accused was facing the following charges:
•Count 1: Murder
•Count 2: Contravention of a Protection Order
•Count 3: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
•Count 4: Unlawful Possession of Ammunition
Judge Pillay found the accused guilty on all counts, concluding that the State had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.
The court ordered that the accused remain in custody and remanded the matter to 15 April 2026 for sentencing.
On 22 October 2024 at about 18:00, Mumsy Seribishane, who was employed as a nurse at Lebowakgomo Hospital, was shot and killed near the hospital gate while reporting for night duty.
The suspect fled the scene in a white VW Golf 7. A case was opened at SAPS Lebowakgomo and later transferred to the Provincial Office, where it was allocated to Captain Phaladi Makola for further investigation.
On 13 November 2024, members of the Provincial Tracking Team and the Provincial Investigation Unit (PIU) arrested the accused in Lebowakgomo.
During the arrest, police seized a 9mm pistol that had previously been reported stolen in Seshego, as well as a white VW Golf 7 believed to have been used in the commission of the crime.
Further ballistic investigations positively linked the recovered firearm to the murder of the deceased.
The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has welcomed the conviction and further reiterated that gender based violence is a serious problem within our society.
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