| Intro | South African serial murderer |
| Is |
Murderer Serial killer |
| From | South Africa |
| Type |
Crime |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
1966 |
| Age | 55 years |
Velaphi Ndlangamandla (born 1966), also known as The Saloon Killer, is a South African robber and serial killer, responsible for killing 19 people between April and September 1998 in Mpumalanga. He was sentenced to 137 years imprisonment for his crimes.
On April 4, 1997, after stealing a .22 Anschütz rifle from Jacobus Christoffel van Schalkwyk, colloquially called a “saloon”, Ndlangamandla also stole another shotgun, ammunition, radios, jewellery, clothing, cash and some food, before going on a crime spree. A police task team, headed by Police Superintendent Izak van Zyl, arrested Ndlangamandla at the Phoswa village near Piet Retief on September 10, 1998. He was charged with 19 counts of murder charges, 9 of attempted murder, 6 of robbery, one of attempted robbery, 5 of housebreaking, indecent assault, illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, and pointing a firearm. Ndlangamandla was convicted of all charges, and sentenced to 137 years imprisonment. The provincial police commissioner, Eric Nkabinde, praised the policemen’s work, and warned all other criminals that they wouldn’t get away for long.