Senzo Meyiwa trial: Zungu wraps up testimony sticking to his guns

State witness and police officer Constable Sizwe Zungu has wrapped up his testimony in the trial of the five men accused of killing former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa.

Zungu is the first witness who has implicated all the five accused in the murder of Meyiwa having testified that he was with them at a social gathering at a hostel in Vosloorus on the fateful night. He further told testified that Meyiwa’s death was celebrated with a whiskey.

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The highly-anticipated trial resumed on Monday, 9 October after it was postponed to grant the defence counsel time to go though data downloaded from the cellphones that were confiscated from accused 2 Bongani Ntanzi and accused 5 Fisokuhle Ntuli and to consult with their clients.

Defence counsel for accused 5, Advocate Zandile Mshololo wrapped up her cross-examination of Zungu insisting that her client was not at the Sotho Hostel in Vosloorus the day Meyiwa was shot at the home of his girlfriend Kelly Khumalo.

Zungu told the court that he had no reason to fabricate evidence against the accused insisting that he was telling the truth. This came as all the accused claimed that they do not know Zungu and only saw him for the first time on the witness box in court.

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Five men are on trial at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria for the murder of the soccer star, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthobisi Prince Mncube, Mthokoziseni Maphisa and Fisokuhle Nkani Ntuli. They face charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder, robbery with aggravated circumstances, possession of firearms without a licence and possession of ammunition. All five men pleaded not guilty as the trial has started afresh under Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng.

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