Judge President Dustan Mlambo this week told the Judicial Service Commission that Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela, Mokgoathleng’s predecessor who was removed from the case, had not been assigned to preside over the trial to start with
Accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi, told the court on Monday that he was threatened by accused number five, Fisokuhle Ntuli, to not say anything or he would be killed
Legal experts said Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng’s ruling would not affect the main trial as it is not final and can be revisited when new evidence comes to light
The defence concluded its arguments on Monday, emphasising that its clients were tortured into confessing
In its closing arguments the state said the accused were not assaulted to force them to confess to killing the football player
State prosecutor George Baloyi objected to reopening the trial within a trial, saying Meyiwa’s family was entitled to finality in the matter
First accused Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya also wants Hawks detective Warrant Officer Meshack Makhubo and Colonel Vincent Leshabane in court
South Africa no longer purely marketed as a leisure destination, but as a country of choice for conferences and exhibitions
The embattled RAF is also facing a R340 million SIU investigation into lawyers abusing the fund
The National Prosecuting Authority remains silent about whether the witness will testify