{"id":30355,"date":"2025-05-09T15:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T13:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=30355"},"modified":"2025-05-09T15:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T13:05:35","slug":"biyelas-family-calls-for-calm-amid-probe-into-his-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/05\/09\/biyelas-family-calls-for-calm-amid-probe-into-his-killing\/","title":{"rendered":"Biyela’s family calls\u00a0for calm amid probe into his killing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The\u00a0<\/span>family\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>18-<\/span>year-<\/span>old\u00a0<\/span>Simphiwe\u00a0<\/span>Biyela,\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>Musi\u00a0<\/span>High\u00a0<\/span>School\u00a0<\/span>pupil\u00a0<\/span>who\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>fatally\u00a0<\/span>stabbed\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>Tuesday,\u00a0<\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>called\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>calm\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>tensions\u00a0<\/span>continue\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>rise\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>Pimville.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>alleged\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>Biyela\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>attacked\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>students\u00a0<\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>University\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>Johannesburg (<\/span>UJ)\u00a0<\/span>during\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>altercation.<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u00a0was battered with a baseball bat and stabbed with a shattered bottle while on his way home.<\/span><\/p>\n

The young boy’s body was found at a soccer ground in Kliptown.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier\u00a0<\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>week,\u00a0<\/span>scores\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>aggrieved\u00a0<\/span>learners\u00a0<\/span>took\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>streets\u00a0<\/span>demanding\u00a0<\/span>justice\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>Biyela.\u00a0<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>protests\u00a0<\/span>spread\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span>schools\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>area,\u00a0<\/span>where\u00a0<\/span>students\u00a0<\/span>left\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>classrooms\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>marched\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>UJ\u00a0<\/span>Soweto\u00a0<\/span>Campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Biyela\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>aunt,\u00a0<\/span>Thandiwe\u00a0<\/span>Mpanza,\u00a0<\/span>acknowledged\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>learners\u2019\u00a0<\/span>frustration\u00a0<\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>urged\u00a0<\/span>them\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>allow\u00a0<\/span>law\u00a0<\/span>enforcement\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>carry\u00a0<\/span>out\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The school children are really hurt because this is someone they were with everyday of their lives and looking at the way he died, they are bound to be hurt.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“We plead with them to calm down as we have faith that the justice system will not fail us.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Mpanza\u00a0says\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0deeply\u00a0disappointing\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0that\u00a0their\u00a0child\u00a0was\u00a0attacked\u00a0by\u00a0individuals\u00a0who,\u00a0as\u00a0elders,\u00a0were\u00a0expected\u00a0to\u00a0protect\u00a0him.<\/span><\/p>\n\t

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    \n\t\t\tBiyela’s family calls\u00a0for calm amid probe into his killing<\/span>\n\t\t\tLindiwe Mpanza<\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\n

    Two suspects aged 19 and 24 appeared before the Lenasia Magistrates’ Court today, where the matter was postponed for an identity parade to be conducted.<\/span><\/p>\n

    It\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>reported\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span>UJ\u00a0<\/span>students\u00a0<\/span>believed\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span>involved\u00a0<\/span>remain\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>large.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The\u00a0<\/span>case will return\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>court\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    The\u00a0family\u00a0of\u00a018-year-old\u00a0Simphiwe\u00a0Biyela,\u00a0a\u00a0Musi\u00a0High\u00a0School\u00a0pupil\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0fatally\u00a0stabbed\u00a0on\u00a0Tuesday,\u00a0has\u00a0called\u00a0for\u00a0calm\u00a0as\u00a0tensions\u00a0continue\u00a0to\u00a0rise\u00a0in\u00a0Pimville. It\u00a0is\u00a0alleged\u00a0that\u00a0Biyela\u00a0was\u00a0attacked\u00a0by\u00a0students\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0University\u00a0of\u00a0Johannesburg (UJ)\u00a0during\u00a0an\u00a0altercation. He\u00a0was battered with a baseball bat and stabbed with a shattered bottle while on his way home. The young boy’s body was found at a soccer ground in Kliptown. Earlier\u00a0this\u00a0week,\u00a0scores\u00a0of\u00a0aggrieved\u00a0learners\u00a0took\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0streets\u00a0demanding\u00a0justice\u00a0for\u00a0Biyela.\u00a0The\u00a0protests\u00a0spread\u00a0to\u00a0two\u00a0other\u00a0schools\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0area,\u00a0where\u00a0students\u00a0left\u00a0their\u00a0classrooms\u00a0and\u00a0marched\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0UJ\u00a0Soweto\u00a0Campus. Biyela\u2019s\u00a0aunt,\u00a0Thandiwe\u00a0Mpanza,\u00a0acknowledged\u00a0the\u00a0learners\u2019\u00a0frustration\u00a0but\u00a0urged\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0allow\u00a0law\u00a0enforcement\u00a0to\u00a0carry\u00a0out\u00a0their\u00a0investigation. “The school children are really hurt because this is someone they were with everyday of their ...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":30357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SIMPHIWE-BIYELA.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30355"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30358,"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30355\/revisions\/30358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}