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
Senzo Meyiwa
Senzo Meyiwa was a South African professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was born on September 24, 1987, in Durban, South Africa, and tragically passed away on October 26, 2014. Meyiwa had a successful career playing for both club and country before his untimely death.
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
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
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
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
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 assigned to preside over the trial to start with
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
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
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
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
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
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
Meyiwa Trial: State says accused fabricated testimony
Accused number two Bongani Ntanzi has said that he was assaulted and not read his rights
Meyiwa Trial: Lawyer’s police links questioned
Legal expert says that the state should have called him to the stand in the Senzo Meyiwa trial
Meyiwa trial: Accused says he was tricked into disclosing his address
Defence witness claims he was beaten, electrocuted and ‘tubed’ with a plastic bag
Meyiwa trial: State questions accused’s ‘police assault’ claims
Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya is on the stand in the trial-within-a-trial to determine whether confessions made by him and Bongani Ntanzi are admissible
Meyiwa trial: Accused tells court about ‘torture’ by police
Defence witness says he was beaten and ‘tubed’ until he urinated
Meyiwa trial: Dentist says accused had no gold tooth, as previously alleged by prosecution
Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu pressed the dentist on whether his client had given consent to be examined
Meyiwa trial: Defence links police crime intelligence to alleged confessions
Advocate Zandile Mshololo grilled state witness Brigadier Bongani Gininda on why he did not report the assault of the accused to IPID
Meyiwa trial: Defence says confession made by the accused was rushed
Advocate Zandile Mshololo continued to grill state witness Brigadier Bongani Gininda
The NPA’s Kelly Khumalo problem
According to a legal expert, the singer should have been charged alongside the five accused
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Investigator denies offering accused R3m to implicate ‘the right people’
The court heard testimony that Meyiwa’s murder was a contract killing and not a robbery gone wrong
Meyiwa trial: State witness says Kelly Khumalo ordered the killing of Senzo
State Prosecutor objected to the lead investigation, reading some parts of the statement as it contains names of others who had not yet responded
Meyiwa trial: Statement says accused supplied guns for contract killings
Despite protestations from a defence advocate, Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng orders the affidavit to be admitted as evidence
Evidence shows Meyiwa’s murder was a contract killing, says investigator
Brigadier Bongani Gininda challenges the state’s botched robbery claim, saying there was a hit on the footballer
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
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
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
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Two didn’t lay charges after ‘abuse’ by police
Two of the five accused claim they were assaulted in order to force them to make confessions regarding the murder
Senzo Meyiwa Trial: Defence says judge answered questions for witness
Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng denied he was giving evidence, saying he was only ‘citing the law’
