The Star reports that two men, Elliot Nkuma and Joseph Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the ‘necklace’ murder of M. Mpapne

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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01South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 577

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, July 6). The Star reports that two men, Elliot Nkuma and Joseph Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the ‘necklace’ murder of M. Mpapne. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087956

South African History Online (2012) 'The Star reports that two men, Elliot Nkuma and Joseph Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the ‘necklace’ murder of M. Mpapne', South African History Online, 6 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087956 (Accessed: 25 October 2026).

South African History Online, The Star reports that two men, Elliot Nkuma and Joseph Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the ‘necklace’ murder of M. Mpapne [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087956, (accessed 25 October 2026).

"The Star reports that two men, Elliot Nkuma and Joseph Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the ‘necklace’ murder of M. Mpapne." South African History Online, 6 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087956. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "The Star reports that two men, Elliot Nkuma and Joseph Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the ‘necklace’ murder of M. Mpapne." South African History Online. July 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087956.