A Gauteng woman and her friend have been sentenced to life imprisonment for orchestrating the murder of her husband, David Malewa Tlali, in a premeditated hit carried out by hired gunmen in August 2024.

A Gauteng woman and her friend who a hired hitmen to carry out a murder have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

\Ntabiseng Tlali, 42, and her friend, Lineo Ralitsa, 39, both from Boipatong were convicted and sentenced for the murder of Tlali’s husband, David Malewa Tlali.

The National Prosecuting Authority in Gauteng said the duo were found guilty of the premeditated murder of David Tlali who was gunned down in August 2024.

Explaining the merits of the case, NPA spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said Tlali contacted her friend, Ralitsa, and asked her to organise hitmen to kill her husband.