Beloved KZN skipper John Matambu. Images: Facebook/JohnMatambu
The search for the missing KwaZulu-Natal North Coast skipper John Matambu is still ongoing. Here is the latest.
Beloved KZN skipper John Matambu. Images: Facebook/JohnMatambu
The beloved KwaZulu-Natal skipper, John Matambu is still missing.
Matambu went missing at sea on 16 March after taking out a client, believed to be Visser, from Sodwana Bay. The last contact with Matambu was at 11:30 when he reached the designated charter point.
Searchers discovered the torched remains of the Magnum Too, the boat Matambu and his client were on, beached near Dobela in Mozambique.
Last month, police made a major breakthrough in the case when they arrested the so called client, Ferdie Visser.
Based on the information provided, authorities deported him shortly before he appeared in court. Visser was remanded into custody and is expected to appear back in court on Tuesday.
Matambu, whom locals call the “Legend of Sodwana Bay, went missing while on a charter with an unidentified man on Saturday afternoon, 16 March.
National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said earlier that local police authorities were working closely with Interpol and the police attaché to facilitate cooperation between the two governments in the investigation.
Meanwhile, family spokesperson Candice Eilertsen clarified that the surname of her uncle by marriage is actually Dercksen.
“John Dercksen was renamed John Matambu by the Zulu people of Sodwana Bay, who love him dearly. ‘Matambu’ means bones … rope … tall and thin … and to respect his friends, our John took the name Matambu.”
Candice Eilertsen told the media.
She furthermore said that on Thursday, there was no real update on Matambu’s whereabouts.