Another student march planned as family mourns Zolile's death
Students will march in their numbers when Mangosuthu University of Technology student, Zolile Khumalo's alleged killer makes his second appearance in court.
Thabani Mzolo is appearing in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
Mzolo is accused of shooting dead Khumalo at her city centre university residence last Tuesday.
During his first court appearance, the accused appeared to be smiling and in a jovial mood which caused upset among students.It's understood the 21-year-old first year student had previously been in a relationship with him.
MUT SRC president, Sandile Dlamini says they visited the Khumalo family in eShowe yesterday to give them support.
"The family is very devastated. What makes matters worse is that Zolile's father isn't well. One can imagine what it does to you when receiving news that he has lost a daughter. They are devastated - it's an emotional situation," he said.
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The SRC will also hold a memorial service for Zolile on Thursday.
"We are going to have a march in the morning from 8am from Philane to the Durban central court. After court in the afternoon - we are going to have a memorial service at the university," he said.
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