The late Senzo Meyiwa and Kelly Khumalo who allegedly ordered the hit and paid hitmen R100 00. Image: Instagram.
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Here are this week’s key highlights.
The late Senzo Meyiwa and Kelly Khumalo who allegedly ordered the hit and paid hitmen R100 00. Image: Instagram.
Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) who were involved in the investigation and arrest of the five men on trial for the murder of Senzo Meyiwa testified this week at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.
Meyiwa was shot and killed on 26 October 2014 at the home of his girlfriend and singer, Kelly Khumalo, in Vosloorus.
Sibiya had told the court that he moved back to KwaZulu-Natal in 2013 and only returned to Gauteng in 2015.
Bank statements obtained by the State revealed transactions in Vosloorus, especially in October 2014.
Earlier this year, the testimony of Christopher Matlou, an investigator from the Road Traffic Management Corporation also contradicted Sibiya’s alibi.
During his testimony, the investigator testified that a few months before Meyiwa was killed Sibiya made a booking for a learner’s licence in Brakpan, Gauteng. He had registered Sotho Hostel in Vosloorus as his address.
Sibiya failed the initial test in July and registered for another one in September in Boksburg and eventually passed.
Five men are on trial for the murder of Senzo Meyiwa. The men are; Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthobisi Prince Mncube, Mthokoziseni Maphisa and Fisokuhle Nkani Ntuli.
The men face charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder, robbery with aggravated circumstances, possession of firearms without a licence, and possession of ammunition. All five pleaded not guilty.
The trial continues on Monday, 29 April.