Ngesisekelo amandla ukudla isilwane: inhlanzi, izimbaza, ama-worms, amaxoxo. ibises Ngaphansi ezivamile ukubamba izinambuzane emhlabathini (isib isikhonyane) noma udle ingcuba. Lotto trio get 20 years for the killing of ‘witchdoctor’ SHARIKA REGCHAND THREE men who were tricked by a “witchdoctor” into believing they would win the lotto were On Tuesday sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for murdering him. Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Themba Sishi found there were reasons to deviate from imposing the life sentence on Thandokwakhe Shezi, Msawenkosi Bhengu and Mlungisi Shozi. The men had pleaded guilty to kidnapping 51­year­ old Ugandan Robert Nsubuga, from his Northdale home on December 31, 2017, and taking him to Cra­ mond where they shot him. They then dragged his body into a forest. The judge said the men consulted with Nsubuga to help them win the lotto. He led them to believe they “would have luck” and win R200 000. “On various occasions (from July until November last year) they paid him between R500 to R5 000 to perform rituals to win the amount. “He gave them instructions to follow and they did, without ever doubting him. Nsubuga also made them believe he was communicating with their ancestors. When they realised he was not helping them, they con­ fronted him.