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Facing the music: Longwe, son of Chicco Twala (above), has questions to answer. Photo: Masi Losi/Sowetan/Gallo Images

Meyiwa trial: ‘Longwe shot Senzo Meyiwa’

Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu said investigators brought cooked evidence to the court

Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng. (Mario van der Waal/Gallo Images)

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…

The five men accused of killing Senzo Meyiwa.  (Photo by Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

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…

A police van patrols in front of the house where Senzo Meyiwa was murdered. (MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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…

Former Hawks head Shadrack Sibiya, (Photo by Gallo Images / Sowetan / Sandile Ndlovu)

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…

The head of AfriForum’s private prosecution unit, Gerrie Nel, reiterated that he believed the mastermind behind the murder of Senzo Meyiwa was still walking free.
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Meyiwa trial: Gerrie Nel adamant murder mastermind is walking free

A case of assault has been opened against the accused after a fight broke out with a prison warder on Monday This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get…

Five accused men in the Senzo Mayiwa murder trial stand in the dock at Pretoria High Court on July 17, 2023 in Pretoria. (Photo by Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Accused one told sangoma about his involvement in Meyiwa murder, says lead investigator

The defence advocate previously told the court his clients were tortured into signing confessions This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…

The five people on trial — Ncube, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthokozisi Maphisa, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya and Fisokuhle Ntuli — have pleaded not guilty to charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, illegal possession of a firearm and the illegal possession of ammunition. (Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)

Meyiwa trial: Fight erupts between accused and warder

The prison guard told the court he had objected to how the men were seated and they had replied that they would hit him This content is restricted to registered users and…

Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates football player Senzo Meyiwa.

Meyiwa trial: ‘I was not among those who assaulted the accused’

The defence questions Constable Nkosingphile Maphumulo’s professionalism after he admits to not taking notes

Former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Senzo Meyiwa trial: ‘Accused was led on in confessing’

Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng rules that the accused’s rights were violated when his alleged confession was recorded without his knowledge

Senzo Meyiwa.  (Getty Images)

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Judge to rule on admissibility and authenticity of confessions

Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu said the rights of his clients were violated

The five people on trial — Ncube, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthokozisi Maphisa, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya and Fisokuhle Ntuli — have pleaded not guilty to charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, illegal possession of a firearm and the illegal possession of ammunition. (Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)

Senzo Meyiwa trial: DNA evidence excludes all five accused

State witness Captain Mmampshedi demurred when asked to comment on Zandile Khumalo’s earlier testimony that the hat belonged to one of the intruders on the day the footballer was…

Defence advocate Zandile Mshololo

Meyiwa trial: Defence accuses state of holding back information

Advocate Zandile Mshololo tells the court that the defence must be furnished with evidence before the state calls a new witness

A state witness in the murder trial of Senzo Meyiwa told the Pretoria high court on Wednesday that he had been brutally assaulted for hours, and that two police officers were involved.

Meyiwa trial: State witness ‘failed in his duty as an officer’

Defence lawyers accuse the police constable of fabricating his version of events at a Vosloorus hostel, hours before the football star was murdered

Investigating officer Brigadier Bongani Gininda has denied that he offered R3 million to accused two, Bongani Ntanzi, to implicate the “right people” in the murder of football star Senzo Meyiwa. (Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Defence says state witness’s evidence is ‘hogwash’

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

The five people on trial — Ncube, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthokozisi Maphisa, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya and Fisokuhle Ntuli — have pleaded not guilty to charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, illegal possession of a firearm and the illegal possession of ammunition. (Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Relatives wanted to kill me, says witness

State witness Constable Sizwe Zungu tells court that men accused of the footballer’s murder were carrying firearms

Investigating officer Brigadier Bongani Gininda has denied that he offered R3 million to accused two, Bongani Ntanzi, to implicate the “right people” in the murder of football star Senzo Meyiwa. (Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Pathologist says Meyiwa could have only survived for ‘seconds, minutes’ after he was shot

Dr Johannes Steenkamp said the soccer player bled heavily internally, from damage to the heart and the lungs

Senzo Meyiwa. File photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Gun found at accused’s house not linked to Meyiwa murder

State witness Sergeant Mandla Masondo confirmed that the gun could be linked to a taxi-related murder case

A police van patrols in front of the house where Senzo Meyiwa was murdered. (MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Mthokozisi Thwala tells court police tried to torture him into confessing to Meyiwa murder

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

The five people on trial — Ncube, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthokozisi Maphisa, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya and Fisokuhle Ntuli — have pleaded not guilty to charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, illegal possession of a firearm and the illegal possession of ammunition. (Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)

Senzo Meyiwa trial: ‘Photo of man with dreadlocks is accused’

Court told of images found on the cellphone of accused number three Mthokozisi Ncube