- Three men appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate's Court facing charges linked to Elizabeth "Tsontso" Moselakgomo's missing smartwatch
- The state alleges the Garmin watch changed hands less than 24 hours after the 38-year-old runner was last seen alive on 9 September
- Two of the accused were granted R10,000 bail each, while a third man's application was postponed pending immigration verification
Three men have appeared before the Kempton Park Magistrate's Court in connection with the alleged theft and resale of a Garmin smartwatch belonging to Elizabeth "Tsontso" Moselakgomo, with the state alleging the device was acquired for R900 and subsequently sold for R4,000.
Court proceedings reported on Monday, 12 October 2026, revealed that the watch allegedly changed hands within 24 hours of the 38-year-old long-distance runner's disappearance. The accused face charges of theft, possession and disposal of stolen property, and money laundering, but none have been charged with her murder.
How Tsontso's Watch Allegedly Changed Hands
Kenneth Chibuzor, a Nigerian national who runs a second-hand goods shop in Kempton Park, allegedly purchased the smartwatch from an unidentified seller for R900 on 10 September. The state contends that Chibuzor did not obtain or record the seller's identification details and transaction particulars, as required under the Second-Hand Goods Act.
Chibuzor allegedly sold the device to Stephen Mahlakwane Sekhukhune on the same day. The court heard that Sekhukhune registered the watch to his Gmail account at 11:43 am, after Moselakgomo's personal data and settings had been wiped from the device.
Sekhukhune then allegedly offered the watch to Danial Anthony Moat for R4,000, with WhatsApp records reportedly produced in court showing he sent Moat a photo of it. Moat allegedly bought the watch, listed it on Facebook Marketplace and sold it to a fourth individual for R4,000. That buyer has not been charged, with the National Prosecuting Authority citing insufficient evidence to link them to the alleged offences.
Bail Granted for Two Accused, Third Awaits Outcome
Sekhukhune and Moat were each granted R10,000 bail. Both were ordered to surrender their passports and report to Kempton Park police station every Monday and Friday. The state did not oppose their bail applications.
Chibuzor's bail application was postponed to 19 October 2026 while authorities investigate conflicting information found in documents he supplied to police, specifically relating to his immigration status.
Moselakgomo was last seen on 9 September after leaving her Kempton Park home for a morning run. Her eight-year-old daughter raised the alarm when she did not return, and her partially clothed body was found in bushes in the area on 12 September.
Her death was among a series of cases in which women's bodies were discovered in Ekurhuleni between July and September 2026, raising widespread concern over gender-based violence and femicide.
The watch-related proceedings have shed some light on the alleged movement of Moselakgomo's belongings in the hours after she vanished. However, the charges against the three men do not establish who was responsible for her death, which remains a separate line of investigation.
Source: Briefly News