Three additional suspects, Tumishang Mogau Mabutla, 23, Ofentse Senwamadi, 18, and Thabang Kenneth Mothwa, 27, were formally added as accused. The court ordered that the face of one of the accused should not be shown because he did not have a legal representative in court.
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The murder case of 22-year-old Nigerian e-hailing driver Isaac Satlat has widened significantly, with three additional accused added to the matter, bringing the total number of suspects charged to six.
The case was before the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, where Tumishang Mogau Mabutla, 23, Ofentse Senwamadi, 18, and Thabang Kenneth Mothwa, 27, were formally added as accused.
Satlat was killed on 11 February 2026. IOL has previously reported on the arrests of the initial suspects, their court appearances, and the surrender of another accused in connection with the brutal killing that shocked the e-hailing community.
The family of murdered Bolt driver Isaac Satlat says the 22-year-old’s killing was an act of criminality, not xenophobia.
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According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Gauteng, Mabutla faces charges of premeditated murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances.
Senwamadi is charged with premeditated murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances as an accessory after the fact, while Mothwa faces a charge of robbery with aggravating circumstances as an accessory after the fact.
NPA Gauteng regional spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said the three newly added accused allegedly acted in common purpose with Dikeledi Tears Mphela, Goitsione Machidi and McClaren Mushwana, who previously appeared in court on 16 February 2026.
“It is alleged that the three accused, who previously appeared before the Pretoria Magistrates' Court on 16 February 2026, together with the co-accused added today, acted in common purpose to kill the 22-year-old e-hailing driver on 11 February 2026,” Mahanjana said.
She further alleged that after disposing of Satlat’s body, the accused took his vehicle to Mothwa so that he could remove the tracker from it.
“The three newly added accused were arrested on Monday, 16 February 2026, after police investigations linked them to the offences,” she said.
The matter has been postponed to 23 February 2026 to allow the legal representative of accused number six to come on record and for all six accused to appear together in court.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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