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Thabo Mosia

Meyiwa trial: Defence wants forensic witness back in the stand
National
/ 24 August 2023

Meyiwa trial: Defence wants forensic witness back in the stand

Defence attorneys say there are discrepancies in the list of cases that officer Thabo Mosia attended to on the night the footballer was murdered

By Mandisa Ndlovu
SAPS evidence management under the spotlight in Meyiwa murder trial
National
/ 21 August 2023

SAPS evidence management under the spotlight in Meyiwa murder trial

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

By Tunicia Phillips
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Judge dismisses no intruders claim
National
/ 25 July 2023

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Judge dismisses no intruders claim

State witness Zandile Khumalo says the defence must provide evidence for its claim that the people in the house killed the Bafana Bafana captain

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Meyiwa trial: ‘Don’t raise your voice at me, I am not your wife,’ Zandile Khumalo tells defence lawyer
National
/ 24 July 2023

Meyiwa trial: ‘Don’t raise your voice at me, I am not your wife,’ Zandile Khumalo tells defence lawyer

Zandile Khumalo was undeterred even after Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng called her to order

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Senzo Meyiwa was shot while breaking up a fight, defence says
National
/ 21 July 2023

Senzo Meyiwa was shot while breaking up a fight, defence says

Zandile Khumalo dismissed the statement from an unnamed witness, denying that she had fought with Longwe Twala, her boyfriend at the time

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Where was Longwe Twala after the footballer was shot?
National
/ 15 September 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Where was Longwe Twala after the footballer was shot?

Longwe, the son of music producer Chicco Twala, is the only adult unaccounted for shortly after Meyiwa was killed

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Slain footballer wrestled with intruder, third witness Tumelo Madlala says
National
/ 13 September 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Slain footballer wrestled with intruder, third witness Tumelo Madlala says

Journalists were removed from the court on the first day of testimony from a witness who was inside the house at the time of the shooting

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Forensic officer Thabo Mosia was not truthful in testimony, second witness claims
National
/ 9 September 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Forensic officer Thabo Mosia was not truthful in testimony, second witness claims

There was no four-hour delay in reporting the Meyiwa murder, says Sergeant Mlungisi Mthethwa

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Could Thabo Mosia have ended the state’s case?
National
/ 9 September 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Could Thabo Mosia have ended the state’s case?

A cluster of concessions from the forensic officer has cast doubts on the collection of evidence

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: State witnesses contradict each other during testimony
National
/ 8 September 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: State witnesses contradict each other during testimony

Sergeant Mlungisi Mthethwa testified that forensic officer Thabo Mosia arrived before 10pm and not after midnight

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Crime scene was not handled properly, state witness says
National
/ 7 September 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Crime scene was not handled properly, state witness says

Thabo Mosia ended his testimony by making more key concessions against the state’s allegations

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: NPA ordered to make decision on Kelly Khumalo prosecution
National
/ 14 June 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: NPA ordered to make decision on Kelly Khumalo prosecution

The National Prosecuting Authority has also been ordered to clarify where it stands on the second Meyiwa docket

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Smiling lawyer extracts admissions
National
/ 11 June 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Smiling lawyer extracts admissions

State witness in Senzo Meyiwa murder case says the crime scene may have been contaminated

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: More murder claims against Kelly Khumalo emerge
National
/ 8 June 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: More murder claims against Kelly Khumalo emerge

Advocate Zandile Mshololo calls two case dockets for Meyiwa’s murder a ‘gross irregularity’

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Defence doubles downs on accusations of crime scene tampering
National
/ 7 June 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Defence doubles downs on accusations of crime scene tampering

Police forensic officer Sergeant Thabo Mosia changed his testimony, again, on why he kept ‘crucial evidence’ in his office safe

By Khaya Koko
Lack of blood at Senzo Meyiwa crime scene was ‘surprising’, state witness admits
National
/ 7 June 2022

Lack of blood at Senzo Meyiwa crime scene was ‘surprising’, state witness admits

Sergeant Thabo Mosia says there was no blood on the kitchen floor, where Meyiwa was allegedly shot

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Advocate Zandile Mshololo argues the crime scene was tampered with
National
/ 6 June 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Advocate Zandile Mshololo argues the crime scene was tampered with

During cross-examination the Pretoria high court heard that a neighbour had allegedly cleaned the crime scene

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Teffo loses challenge to dismiss murder confessions
National
/ 6 June 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Teffo loses challenge to dismiss murder confessions

Defence lawyer Dan Teffo applied to challenge the murder confessions of two of the accused

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: More police blunders exposed.
National
/ 3 June 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: More police blunders exposed.

Forensic officer Sergeant Thabo Mosia said ‘it was not necessary’ to take gunshot residue from the adults in Kelly Khumalo’s home on the night of the shooting.

By Khaya Koko
Alleged ‘planting’ of evidence at Senzo Meyiwa scene laid bare
National
/ 2 June 2022

Alleged ‘planting’ of evidence at Senzo Meyiwa scene laid bare

Forensic officer Thabo Mosia admits the police have no proof of how they collected evidence

By Khaya Koko
‘I did not investigate Senzo Meyiwa crime scene,’ state witness admits
National
/ 2 June 2022

‘I did not investigate Senzo Meyiwa crime scene,’ state witness admits

Sgt Thabo Mosia concedes that he was directed as to what evidence to collect.

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: ‘Crime scene could have been contaminated’
National
/ 1 June 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: ‘Crime scene could have been contaminated’

Sergeant Thabo Mosia, a police forensic officer, admitted that he did not collect crucial evidence from the crime scene

By Khaya Koko
Dan Teffo: ‘Kelly Khumalo killed Senzo Meyiwa’
National
/ 1 June 2022

Dan Teffo: ‘Kelly Khumalo killed Senzo Meyiwa’

Dan Teffo said he would call an eyewitness to testify that Khumalo shot her boyfriend with a revolver

By Khaya Koko
Dan Teffo: NPA wanted to charge Kelly Khumalo for Meyiwa’s murder
National
/ 31 May 2022

Dan Teffo: NPA wanted to charge Kelly Khumalo for Meyiwa’s murder

Defence advocate argued that his clients were ‘scapegoats’ and the people in the football star’s house covered up his murder

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: ‘Crime scene was compromised’, state witness concedes
National
/ 31 May 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: ‘Crime scene was compromised’, state witness concedes

Forensic officer Sergeant Thabo Mosia conceded that in the five-hour delay of him reaching the scene, it was compromised

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Dan Teffo submits evidence that could contradict state’s case
National
/ 30 May 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Dan Teffo submits evidence that could contradict state’s case

The defence introduced an affidavit written by the state’s first witness, allegedly forming part of a second murder docket opened in 2019

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Gun expert in Oscar Pistorius case to testify
National
/ 29 April 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Gun expert in Oscar Pistorius case to testify

The police captain’s evidence in the Paralympian’s case resulted in a murder conviction

By Khaya Koko
Khaya Koko: Dan Teffo is the staring of the Senzo Meyiwa trial
Opinion
/ 29 April 2022

Khaya Koko: Dan Teffo is the staring of the Senzo Meyiwa trial

Advocate Dan Teffo, who represents four of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, is the perfect Hollywood lead

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: ‘Contaminated crime scene’ used to discredit state’s case
National
/ 26 April 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: ‘Contaminated crime scene’ used to discredit state’s case

Lawyers trade insults as tensions rise in court at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: State witness contradicts prosecutor on murder weapon
National
/ 26 April 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: State witness contradicts prosecutor on murder weapon

Sergeant Thabo Mosia also conceded that he didn’t take a key piece of evidence for DNA testing

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: First state witness outlines vital evidence collection
National
/ 25 April 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: First state witness outlines vital evidence collection

Kelly Khumalo’s lawyer was removed from court, because her client is expected to be an important witness

By Khaya Koko

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