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Meyiwa trial: Defence wants all photos downloaded from accused’s phone
Defence lawyers say they cannot proceed without the photographs, while state prosecutor George Baloyi is against the trial not continuing
Defence argues that photos were missing from the Senzo Meyiwa crime scene exhibits
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
Gun that may have killed Senzo Meyiwa was stolen during a cash-in-transit heist
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’
Meyiwa trial: Ballistics expert says gun found at accused’s home matches bullet at crime scene
Lieutenant Colonel Christian Mangena’s reconstruction of the scene showed that two shots were fired in the house where the football player was killed
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Gun could have been swopped, defence argues
State witness Captain Bongani Mtshali says the only time the gun would have been in an unsealed bag was at the ballistics centre
Meyiwa trial: No fingerprints on door
Defence advocate Zandile Mshololo reiterated the assertion that the bullet found in the kitchen was planted
Why would I lie about intruders? asks angry Meyiwa trial witness
Defence advocate Sipho Ramosepele says Kelly Khumalo, Mthokozisi Thwala and Tumelo Madlala failed to get emergency help when the footballer was shot
‘Senzo Meyiwa pinned the guy to the wall,’ murder trial hears
Judge Ratha Ratha Mokgoatlheng rebukes state witness Tumelo Madlala after he calls the accused ‘dogs’
Mthokozisi Thwala tells court Kelly Khumalo refused to hand over Meyiwa’s ID
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
Senzo Meyiwa was not alone on the kitchen floor after he was shot, says witness
Defence advocate Charles Mnisi said state witness Mthokozisi Thwala was tailoring his evidence
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
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
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
Meyiwa murder trial: Police allegedly involved in torture, assault of witness
State witness Mthokozisi Thwala claims a police officer ordered him to change his statement about events surrounding the 2014 killing of the footballer
Senzo Meyiwa: Disbarred lawyer Dan Teffo makes dramatic court entrance
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