Two gunmen shot Ben Gumbi dead in broad daylight last month in full view of patrons and staff, shortly after he arrived at the restaurant. Video footage of the shooting went viral on social media., identified as Sibongiseni Ngubane, in Germiston.
Ngubane appeared in the Rustenburg Magistrate's Court for Gumbi's murder on Thursday and is expected to return on Tuesday. News24 has seen videos Gumbi recorded and posted online weeks before his murder. The videos suggest Gumbi knew of a possible threat to his life. "Kubu has rights over the land, and no threat will stop what needs to be done there regarding the development. Those are the rights we have, legally so. The issue that the Gumbi homestead will be burnt and that I will be burnt will not stop the development. Nothing will stop the development. The development will go ahead. Do what you want to do, and the law will take its course," Gumbi said in the video.