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A man and a woman were captured on camera inside a vehicle during a violent incident that led to the killing and hijacking of a Bolt driver
Police said in a brief update after Dikeledi Mphela, 24, Goitsione Machidi, 25 and McClaren Mushwana, 30 made a brief appearance. All four also face robbery charges.
Satlat, 22, was a Nigerian national but, in a country that has often been blighted by xenophobic violence, his family said the attack was not linked to his nationality.
According to prosecutors, the accused ordered a ride on e-hailing platform Bolt last Wednesday using a number not registered in any of their names.
When the car arrived, Mphela and the fourth suspect allegedly got into the car while Machidi and Mushwana followed them in a separate car, authorities added.
They then forced the deceased to stop the vehicle, strangled him to death and robbed him of his cell phone and vehicle which was later recovered, the prosecuting authority’s spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said.
There has been a growing number of reports of e-hailing drivers coming under attack in South Africa, with many drivers calling for greater protection as the country grapples with high crime levels and one of the highest murder rates in the world.
The e-hailing partners’ council condemned Satlat’s killing, adding that it was not an isolated incident.
The organisation praised the role that dashcam footage and social media played in capturing the incident but reiterated calls for preventative safety measures.
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