The police at Tshilwavhusiku have arrested a 29-year-old man, Sonnyboy Mashau of Ramantsha, on a charge of murder. It is alleged that Mashau stabbed and killed his neighbour, Mr Calvin Makganyuwa (42), at his home at Ramantsha last Friday afternoon.

"The incident occurred at 17:30. During an argument between the two men, Mashau allegedly stabbed his neighbour in the chest with a sharp insturment, leading to his death," said a spokesperson for the Tshilwavhusiku police, Const Musiwalo Mahuwa. He later died from his injuries.

After being alerted by members of the community, the police responded very quickly.  "When we arrived on the scene, the victim had already died," Mahuwa said. According to him, a murder case has been opened.

Mashau briefly appeared in the Tshilwavhusiku Magistrate's Court on Monday and the case was postponed to 6 February for a bail application.

Mr Abram Makganyuwa, the deceased’s brother, said the incident has left the family in a state of shock and confusion. "Imagine having seen your brother some few days back, healthy and strong, and all of a sudden being called to identify his body at a mortuary," said a sobbing Makganyuwa.

According to Makganyuwa, the deceased and Mashau were arguing over a car jack. The deceased's widow, Mrs Florance Makganyuwa, said she was worried that the four children would grow up without fatherly love.

The chairperson of the Ramantsha Civic, Mr Wilson Mulabisano, said he was very disturbed by the incident. "This came as a shock to me and the whole community," he said.

Makganyuwa was an important community builder in the area, working hard to develop young players of Ramantsha Black Swallows. He is survived by his wife and four daughters and will be buried tomorrow at the Ramantsha cemetery.