Senzo Meyiwa
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Political meddling, budget cuts hamper cold case murder investigations
National cold case detectives battle with missing dockets, poorly trained juniors and interference from senior officers
Meyiwa trial: ‘Longwe shot Senzo Meyiwa’
Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu said investigators brought cooked evidence to the court
Meyiwa trial: More delays, chaos as the defence discredits state expert’s evidence
Defence advocate refutes his testimony to back the accused’s claims they did not know each other prior to being arrested in 2020
Meyiwa trial: Another expert links the accused through phone records
Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws tells the court calls and deleted messages were downloaded from the phones confiscated from the accused This content is restricted to…
Meyiwa trial: Legal aid says defence applied late for ballistics expert funding
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 This content is…
Meyiwa trial: Defence dismisses claims that its clients had cell phones while in custody
Eight months later the defence has not brought in its ballistics experts because of a lack of funds This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…
Meyiwa trial: Defence says accused’s location during murder cannot be disputed
Thulani Mngomezulu said evidence from the electronic national administration traffic information system was irrelevant to the murder trial This content is restricted to…
Meyiwa trial: Judge Mokgoathleng rebukes ‘black lawyers’ for wasting his time
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…
Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed
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 This…
Meyiwa trial: Confessions were made freely and voluntarily, says judge
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 This content is…
Meyiwa trial: Judge to rule on accused’s confessions on Thursday
The defence concluded its arguments on Monday, emphasising that its clients were tortured into confessing This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…
Meyiwa case: Marathon confessions trial within a trial nears its end
In its closing arguments the state said the accused were not assaulted to force them to confess to killing the football player This content is restricted to registered users and…
Meyiwa trial: ‘Gininda was never appointed as the lead investigator’
State prosecutor George Baloyi objected to reopening the trial within a trial, saying Meyiwa’s family was entitled to finality in the matter This content is restricted to…
Meyiwa trial: Accused want former Hawks head Shadrack Sibiya to testify
First accused Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya also wants Hawks detective Warrant Officer Meshack Makhubo and Colonel Vincent Leshabane in court This content is restricted to registered…
Meyiwa Trial: State says accused fabricated testimony
Accused number two Bongani Ntanzi has said that he was assaulted and not read his rights This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The…