Luyanda Mboniswa, the man convicted of the murder of former first lady Marike de Klerk, will walk free on Wednesday after serving 20 years in jail.
Mboniswa was just 21 years old when he reportedly broke into De Klerk’s Dolphin Beach apartment in Tableview and killed her.
De Klerk, the former wife of erstwhile president FW de Klerk, was brutally stabbed to death during the horrifying incident.
Mboniswa, who had been working as a security guard at the premises at the time of the attack, was subsequently arrested, tried, and sentenced to life imprisonment in May 2003.
The Department of Correctional Services announced earlier in August that Mboniswa, who was charged with murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and housebreaking had qualified for bail and would be released to the community corrections system.
Spokesperson for the department Singabakho Nxumalo said as part of his parole conditions, Mboniswa will be supervised by a designated monitoring official.
The parole conditions include restrictions on his movement and a prohibition on any contact with the victim’s family.
“In compliance with the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998, Mboniswa was considered for parole placement having served the minimum required time,” said Nxumalo.
“The minister is empowered by section 78 of the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998 to make a determination on those sentenced to life.
“Mboniswa will be admitted into the system of community corrections whereby he is expected to comply with a specific set of parole conditions for the rest of his natural life.
“He will be assigned a monitoring official to render supervision duties. Normal parole conditions will apply, such as being restricted to his magisterial district.
“He is also not allowed to have contact with the family of the victim and shall not change his residential address without informing the monitoring official.”
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