News24 | Stepdad shocked by KZN teen’s not guilty plea for murder of mom, daughter – a year after confession

A teen on trial for the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Bongakonke Mthembu and her mother, Smangele Simamane, has pleaded not guilty to the charges in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban – more than a year after her guilty plea was rejected.