Author: Gomolemo Mothomogolo
The sixth state witness, Mthokozisi Thwala told the court that Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa was no longer gasping when they arrived in hospital. Thwala testified that there were two intruders at the house and Meyiwa had a scuffle with the gunman when he was shot and killed in 2014 at the Vosloorus home of his girlfriend Kelly Khumalo. Thwala said when they were en route to Botshelong Hospital Meyiwa was still alive because he was gasping for air and he was trying to speak. “Kelly got in the driver’s seat. She was the one driving. There were five people…
The sixth state witness, Mthokozisi Thwala says he was tortured the whole night until the break of dawn after he was lured to a Pretoria Building by two police officers under the pretence that he was going to do an identity parade. Thwala took the stand at the North Gauteng High court where the case against five men accused of killing Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa is being heard. The men have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Meyiwa among other charges. Thwala said two police officers fetched him from KwaZulu-Natal in 2019. He said the two police officers…
Pictures of stacks of R100 notes, a 9 millimeter rifle, ammunition, a knife and more money were found in third suspect Mthobisi Prince Mncube’s phones, according to cell phone data analyst and the fifth state witness – Moses Mabasa who gave testimony on the images retrieved in Mcube’s Samsung GT phone. Mncube, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, Bongani Sandiso Ntanzi,, Mthokoziseni Maphisa and Sifisokuhle Nkani Ntuli have pleaded not guilty premeditated murder, attempted murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition for the killing of Senzo Meyiwa. Meyiwa was gunned down in an alleged robbery gone wrong at his singer…
The fourth state witness, cell phone data analyst and police officer Colonel Lambertus Steyn told the court that the people who were in the house when Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa was gunned down didn’t call the police or emergency services. Steyn said this during cross examination by the defence lawyers Sipho Ramosepele on Monday at the North Gauteng High court. “That is correct my Lord I did check. I couldn’t find any numbers of the police, even 10 111 from any of the phones in our possession which was on my analyst database,” said Steyn. This comes after Ramosepele…
The cell number that accused number five Sifisokuhle Nkani Ntuli allegedly used to call singer Kelly Khumalo was not registered in his name, the court sitting in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial heard on Monday. This came out as the defence lawyer, Zandi Mshololo was cross examining the state witness’ cell phone data analyst and police officer Colonel Lambertus Steyn. Last week Steyn said Khumalo received two phone calls from one of the suspects Sifisokuhle Ntuli on 02 August and 15 October 2014. On Monday, Mshololo questioned if the cellphone number was RICA’ed under Ntuli’s name. Steyn said: “I am…
The City of Tshwane pleaded poverty and said it cannot afford to pay the salary increases for the 2023 financial year because of financial constraints. However the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu) has approached the South African Local Government Bargaining Council to get an order ordering the municipality to comply with the salary and wage collective agreement and pay the stipulated 5.4% salary increase as per the agreement set down in 2021. The union obtained the compliance order on Friday to ensure the Metro doesn’t back down on the agreement concluded between Imatu, Samwu and SALGA in 2021.…
EFF leader Julius Malema told thousands of his followers on Saturday at the FNB Stadium that allegations that the EFF was implicated in the VBS scandal was just to tarnish the party’s image. Members of the party came in large numbers to the stadium to celebrate the EFF’s 10th Birthday Anniversary where Malema delivered his speech. “They said they went to London and they had been bought by white people. That was the first imagery scandal they did. We defeated that scandal of saying we are bought by London because everything we are doing has got nothing to do with…
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has called for the arrest of President Cyril Ramaphosa for the Phala Phala farm scandal, calling him a “thief” and saying he is not above the law. Malema was addressing thousands of party members who filled the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg during the EFF’s 10th year anniversary celebrations on Saturday. “Ramaphosa is a thief. He killed the people of Marikana. He stole South African Money. He sleeps on a bed full of dollars and he is not arrested. Ramaphosa is not above the law. Ramaphosa must go to jail whether they like it…
The civil rights organisation, AfriForum has alleged that the murder of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa was an assassination and not a robbery gone wrong and that the five men on trial for his killing are the right suspects. AfriForum Spokesperson Barry Bateman said the so-called ‘second docket’ has no bearing whatsoever in this case and should be disregarded entirely. “We believe, AfriForum private prosecution believes that the docket that is being used in the prosecution of this case is the correct one. We believe it is not a robbery gone wrong based on the briefing our investigating officers had…
The North Gauteng High Court heard in the case of Senzo Meyiwa that singer, and Meyiwa’s girlfriend Kelly Khumalo received two phone calls from one of the suspects Sifisokuhle Ntuli Nkani on 2 August and 15 October 2014. The evidence was given by the fourth witness and police officer attached to National Cold Case Investigation Unit and cellphone data analyst, Colonel Lambertus Steyn. Steyn, analysed data from cell phones of the people who were in the house and the suspects when Meyiwa was shot and killed. “In my next point during my analysis I discovered that Kelly Khumalo with the…