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
The forensics expert who is responsible for crime scene management testified that police handled evidence according to procedure
The forensics investigator at the murder scene said he did not collect all DNA evidence as the people in the house were considered victims of an intrusion, not suspects
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
Defence advocate Charles Mnisi said state witness Mthokozisi Thwala was tailoring his evidence
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
Third state witness Nthabiseng Pertunia Mokete said she saw three men run from near the Khumalo house towards the park
The second state witness told the court he and other neighbours had searched the area for intruders after they heard a commotion at the Khumalo family home
Zandile Khumalo, the first witness, did not attend an identification parade of the five suspects that are in court
Khumalo, the first witness in the new trial for the footballer’s October 2014 murder, said two intruders entered through the kitchen door and demanded money and phones
The defence says it needs to confirm its financial instructions from legal aid before commencing with the trial
State witness Mthokozisi Thwala claims a police officer ordered him to change his statement about events surrounding the 2014 killing of the footballer
Teffo demanded that Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela meet him in chambers before the trial proceeded, saying he wanted to discuss “other issues” that could not be mentioned in public
Now that he has withdrawn from the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, will the promise of justice for the Meyiwa family be kept?
The events last Thursday suggest top management of the police service will stop at nothing to smother Dan Teffo.
The police captain’s evidence in the Paralympian’s case resulted in a murder conviction
Advocate Dan Teffo, who represents four of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, is the perfect Hollywood lead
A dramatic court day during the Senzo Meyiwa trial ended with the arrest of defence advocate Dan Teffo, who had earlier spoken about a conspiracy involving senior officers and politicians in allegedly contaminating evidence of Meyiwa’s death. As soon as Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela adjourned the day’s proceedings, postponing the trial to 30 May, a gauntlet […]
Sergeant Thabo Mosia also conceded that he didn’t take a key piece of evidence for DNA testing
The gun that killed the former footballer was allegedly found on accused three, Mthobisi Ncube.
The four people accused of killing the former Bafana Bafana captain have pleaded not guilty
Accused Fisokuhle Ntuli’s lawyer, who the state said was ‘unprepared’ for trial, requested a postponement to interview expected witnesses