State has officially withdrawn the charges against pig farm murder accused.
This was announced on Thursday, 7 August, when the three accused in the farm murder case made a brief appearance in the Polokwane High Court.
The state, led by Advocate Matibidi Malatji and Advocate George Sekhukhune, told the court that charges against the 20-year-old Rodulph De Wet, who was working as a supervisor on Olivier’s farm, have been withdrawn.
De Wet has become a state witness and has been released.
On Monday, 4 August, the court heard that Olivier forced De Wet to dispose of the victims’ bodies.
De Wet’s former lawyer, Muhammad Farouk Valjee, continues with the case on a watching brief.
“My mandate on behalf of accused two is terminated. I’ll continue with this matter as a watching brief on his behalf,” he told the court.
Zachariah Olivier (61), a farmer, and his employees, Rodulph De Wet and William Musora (48), allegedly shot and killed two women in Sebayeng outside Polokwane and fed their bodies to pigs to get rid of evidence.
The accused face charges of murder, attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, possession of an illegal firearm, as well as possession of illegal ammunition.
Musora faces an additional charge of contravening the Immigration Act.
It was reported that the victims were on the farm to pick up expired dairy products.
This incident occurred in August 2024 on Olivier’s Onverwacht farm in Kotishing Village, Sebayeng.
The bodies of the victims were found at an advanced stage of decomposition.
The trial is scheduled to take place from 6 October to 17 October 2025.
Defence lawyers have finalised their consultations with their clients.
Olivier, represented by Jacob Venter, and Musora, represented by Legal Aid South Africa, will remain in custody.
