Pearl Magubane

2 days ago | sabcnews.com | Pearl Magubane

The conduct of court officials in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has again come under the spotlight at the High Court in Pretoria. Presiding Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng raised concerns regarding court etiquette and decorum. This follows an altercation between defence counsel Charles Mnisi and state witness Brigadier Bongani Gininda yesterday. This happened during cross examination when Gininda requested Mnisi to be respectful when addressing him.

3 days ago | sabcnews.com | Pearl Magubane

Defence counsel Charles Mnisi has suggested that the High Court in Pretoria should inspect one of the locations in Vosloorus on Gauteng’s East Rand, where one of the Senzo Meyiwa accused was allegedly assaulted. The trial is expected to continue tomorrow morning. Accused number one, Muzi Sibiya, has alleged he was assaulted at various locations following his arrest in May 2020, including at a parking lot close to a police station and other buildings.

3 days ago | sabcnews.com | Pearl Magubane

Lead investigator in the former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Brigadier Bongani Gininda, says if accused number one Muzi Sibiya was repeatedly assaulted as he alleges, he would have suffered serious injuries. Five men are on trial at the High Court in Pretoria for Meyiwa’s murder in 2014. Sibiya alleges he was assaulted by the police officers at various locations following his arrest in May 2020.

3 days ago | sabcnews.com | Pearl Magubane

Lead investigator in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Brigadier Bongani Gininda, has denied that accused number one, Muzi Sibiya, was assaulted in his presence. He was testifying in the trial in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria yesterday. Sibiya alleges that he was taken to different locations following his arrest and was assaulted. The alleged assault in May 2020 subsequently led to the confession statement. Sibiya is among the five men on trial for the 2014 murder of the football star.

5 days ago | sabcnews.com | Pearl Magubane

Police are investigating a murder case following the discovery of a mutilated body of a 14-year-old girl in Durban Deep, Roodepoort in western Johannesburg. A passerby notified police after finding body under a shrub yesterday. Police say in a statement that the suspects are unknown. The Tshegofatso Pule Foundation has reacted with shock to the incident as it is the same area in which the body of Pule was discovered in June 2020. She was eight months pregnant at the time.