Farmer accused of killing women, throwing bodies into pigsty to apply for bail, co-accused no longer applying

Limpopo farmer Zachariah Olivier, 60, accused of killing two women and throwing their bodies into a pigsty, is expected to apply for bail in the Polokwane regional court on November 22. 

He appeared briefly in the Mankweng magistrate’s court on Wednesday.

Limpopo National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said Olivier’s co-accused, who are also his employees, Rudolph de Wet and William Musora, are not continuing their bail application. 

The main case has been  postponed to February 18 2025 for further investigations. 

The trio are charged with two counts of murder, attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Musora also faces a charge of contravention of the Immigration Act.