Eastern Cape couple who hired hitmen to kill their domestic worker for a funeral policy payout, jailed for life

An Eastern Cape couple who hired three people to kill their domestic worker and her husband for an insurance payout have been sentenced to life imprisonment.Shocking details of the brutal murder emerged in the Eastern Cape High Court, sitting in Nxuba (formerly Cradock).The five accused are: Zizipho Pani, 34, her husband Siyathemba James, 39, hitman Sinethemba Pani, 34, Sizwesethu Jonas, 34, and 19-year-old Masixole Sokoyi. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said before the crimes were committed, the couple had employed the victim as their domestic helper. She…