Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu said investigators brought cooked evidence to the court
Defence advocate refutes his testimony to back the accused’s claims they did not know each other prior to being arrested in 2020
Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws tells the court calls and deleted messages were downloaded from the phones confiscated from the accused
An irate Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng asked state prosecutor George Baloyi to read into the court record what the law says about court delays and the consequences
Eight months later the defence has not brought in its ballistics experts because of a lack of funds
The National Prosecuting Authority remains silent about whether the witness will testify
The defence questions Constable Nkosingphile Maphumulo’s professionalism after he admits to not taking notes
Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng rules that the accused’s rights were violated when his alleged confession was recorded without his knowledge
Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu said the rights of his clients were violated
Advocate Zandile Mshololo tells the court that the defence must be furnished with evidence before the state calls a new witness
Defence lawyers accuse the police constable of fabricating his version of events at a Vosloorus hostel, hours before the football star was murdered
Defence advocate Zithulele Nxumalo told the Pretoria high court that his client, Mthokoziseni Maphisa, did not know state witness Constable Sizwe Zungu outside of court
Defence lawyers say they cannot proceed without the photographs, while state prosecutor George Baloyi is against the trial not continuing
State witness Constable Sizwe Zungu tells court that men accused of the footballer’s murder were carrying firearms
State witness, forensic officer Thabo Mosia, who was recalled to the stand, said he only took eight pictures as he had problems with his camera
State witness and sangoma Lionel Robert Zwane told the Pretoria high court that three men came to ask for herbs before going on ‘a job’
Lieutenant Colonel Christian Mangena’s reconstruction of the scene showed that two shots were fired in the house where the football player was killed
Dr Johannes Steenkamp said the soccer player bled heavily internally, from damage to the heart and the lungs
State witness Captain Bongani Mtshali says the only time the gun would have been in an unsealed bag was at the ballistics centre
Defence attorneys say there are discrepancies in the list of cases that officer Thabo Mosia attended to on the night the footballer was murdered
Defence advocate Zandile Mshololo reiterated the assertion that the bullet found in the kitchen was planted
State witness Sergeant Mandla Masondo confirmed that the gun could be linked to a taxi-related murder case
The defence advocate questioned Tumelo Madlala’s description of accused number two, Ntanzi
Defence advocate Sipho Ramosepele says Kelly Khumalo, Mthokozisi Thwala and Tumelo Madlala failed to get emergency help when the footballer was shot
Judge Ratha Ratha Mokgoatlheng rebukes state witness Tumelo Madlala after he calls the accused ‘dogs’
Police data analyst Colonel Lambertus told the court that the only person who could have done a SIM swap on Meyiwa’s cell phone was the person who had his ID
The sixth state witness, a childhood friend of the football star, told the Pretoria high court that he was beaten and ‘tubed’ into the early hours of the morning
Court told of images found on the cellphone of accused number three Mthokozisi Ncube
The witness could not prove that it was accused number five who made calls to Meyiwa’s girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo
Accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi, denies being in contact with other suspects
Police data analyst told the court there had also been cellphone communication between the five men on trial
Nthabiseng Petunia Mokete told the court the third shot fired on the night the Bafana Bafana captain was murdered went off after three men ran past the house