The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has released the identity of one of its soldiers whose body was found in the boot of a state vehicle along Silversands Road near Blue Downs in Cape Town on Sunday.
"The deceased soldier has been positively identified as forty-one year old, Staff Sergeant Michael Mawande Njomane from Ngquthura village in the Eastern Cape," the SANDF said in a statement.
The SANDF said it was saddened by the death of the soldier. A memorial service would take place on Thursday at Liberty Building in Madiba Street, Pretoria.
The funeral service for the soldier will be held at Ngquthura village in Ngcobo near Dutywa in the Eastern Cape on Saturday.
The late Staff Sergeant Njomane is survived by his wife and four children.
- African News Agency (ANA)
