Date Trial set in case against five man accused of killing DA Councillor

 The date trial has been set in the case against the five men accused of the murder of a Northern Cape DA councillor and his business associate.

 Shuping Nose and Hannes Baatjies  were shot to death in August outside Postmasburg. The trial will start on 12 June in the Northern Cape High Court.

 Baatjies and his business partner Nose were lured to a bogus business meeting the night they were shot outside Postmasburg last year.

Baatjies died at the scene hours before being sworn in as a councillor at the Kgatelopele Municipality.

Nose died in hospital a few days later.

The accused were arrested shortly after the murders.

Among them is Zonisele Magawu, who failed in his bid to stand as an ANC councillor.