`Nonto die` - The chilling message on rifle of KZN soldier on trial for murder
(World News South Africa)

Durban - `Nonto die.` This chilling message was found engraved on the R4 rifle issued to SANDF soldier Thembinkosi American Ngcobo which was used to kill his ex-girlfriend Nontokozo Mbambo´s sister. On the other side of the rifle is a heart with the name `Syanda`, the name of Mbambo´s child, which Ngcobo suspected was not his. Ngcobo was issued the rifle at the SANDF Upington base where he was to perform guard duties. Instead, he feigned illness before deserting his post and driving to Durban on a murder-suicide mission in January. The rifle was yesterday presented as evidence in Ngcobo´s Durban High Court trial by state advocate Krishen Shah. Christiaan Ruiters, the guard commander,...