A man was due to appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court on a charge of murder on Friday.<\/p>\n
He was arrested at his girlfriend\u2019s house in Tembisa on Thursday.<\/p>
\u201cThe man was arrested after the Germiston police were called to the scene of a murder at 5.30am on June 17 at Khutalo Hostel in Dukathole.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe victim, Majoka Ayanda, had been stabbed in the throat,\u201d said Capt Andr\u00e9 de Jager, spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni West Cluster SAPS.<\/p>
At the time of his death he was wearing mustard coloured trousers and a red T-shirt.<\/p>\n
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