‘Suspicious’: Dumi’s accident questioned after Simz’s confession

Following her questionable confession about visiting Thabo Bester in prison, South Africans have pointed fingers at actress Simphiwe “Simz” Ngema and her past.And for social media users, her late husband Dumisani Masilela’s death has become the talk of the Twitter streets.

On Wednesday, 3 May, the screen star revealed she had visited the criminal at the Magaung Correctional Cente in 2018. Months earlier, her husband, Dumisani Masilela, was shot and killed in a botched hijacking.

THE TIMELINE: DUMI MASILELA, THABO BESTER AND SIMZ

According to her since-deleted statement, Simz Ngema visited Thabo Bester in prison on 5 May 2018. The actress claims the visit was strictly business and happened on just one occasion.

Simz claims that Bester had hired her – under the alias TK Motsepe – to make several appearances for his company, 21st Century Media.

She said in the statement: “I went to prison to demand answers. It was a difficult time in my life, and he owed me money”.

Just eight months earlier, Simz’s husband Dumisani was shot and k*lled in a botched hijacking in August 2017.

SOCIAL MEDIA USERS: ‘WHO REALLY K*LLED HIM AND WHY?’

ARREST AND SENTENCE OF M*RDERERS

In 2021, five men were convicted of the murder of Dumi Masilela. They were sentenced to life, reports City Press.

Dumi was shot in the stomach in a botched hijacking that took place in Tembisa on 3 August 2017. After the incident, the actor drove himself to hospital but later succumbed to his fatal injuries.