Sibusiso Duma

Who is Sibusiso Duma?

Sibusiso Duma is a South African serial killer who was twice convicted in 2007 and 2009 of 2 and 5 murders and sentenced to 8 Life Sentences in prison. He was mostly active around the town of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal.

Duma is a violent psychopath who partook of theft, kidnapping, torture, rape and murder. He worked as a taxi driver and used his vehicle both to obtain his victims as well as a weapon on occasion. Duma’s reasoning, victimology and methodology changed almost from victim to victim indicating that he was a disorganized killer.

Duma first killed on the 9th of September 2007 when he used his minibus taxi to run over and kill a Department of Education security guard; Mqeku Zondi. Duma agreed to drive Mr Zondi to his residence for an agreed fee. The conductor of Duma’s taxi Mlungisi Bhengu, testified that Zondi reneged on paying the fare for some of the journey at which point “Duma drove into the old man, ran over him with the wheels of the taxi and then reversed over his body again”. Duma then alighted from his taxi and robbed the victim of his remaining money and a 9mm Norinco pistol.

On the evening of the 14th of October 2007, Duma and his accomplice Simphiwe Khesi had been drinking at a local shebeen. Leaving a little after 19:00, the men realised that there would be no taxis available, so planned to hijack a vehicle in order to get home. Finding a suitable vehicle, Duma shot and killed the occupant, First National Bank employee Patricia Kippen. The shooting brought attention from nearby residents causing the duo to abandon the vehicle. They soon found another likely target, shooting dead former Witness crime journalist Elaine Anderson.