Zandie Gumede Senzo Meyiwa

Artist, Zandile Gumede. Image via Twitter @Zandie_Khumalo

Zandie Gumede set to testify in the Senzo Meyiwa trial

Kelly Khumalo’s sister Zandie Gumede has confirmed that police have contacted her regarding testifying in the Senzo Meyiwa trial.

Zandie Gumede Senzo Meyiwa

Artist, Zandile Gumede. Image via Twitter @Zandie_Khumalo

Singer and Kelly Khumalo’s sister Zandie Gumede is set to testify in the trial of the five men accused of murdering former Bafana Bafana captain and her sister’s boyfriend Senzo Meyiwa. 

Zandie was amongst the people who were present in her home in Vosloorus on 26 October 2014 when Meyiwa was murdered in a botched armed robbery. 

ZANDIE GUMEDE TO TESTIFY IN MEYIWA TRIAL 

Zandie confirmed the news in a heartfelt Instagram post she had penned to thank her husband, Mhlonishwa Gumede. 

“The best dad in my world, the one who makes things happen but doesn’t mind the behind the scenes role. My ‘Mr calm’, my ‘don’t worry baby it will work out’. Yesterday I  said to him Brigadier so and so called, they wanna come to the house on Thursday and consult with me coz they want me to go and testify at the SM case. He calmly said ‘Abeze phela’ (they should come) and suddenly I was at peace. Thank you myeni wami for everything, you are really my source of strength.” 

The Meyiwa murder trial is set to resume at the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria on 14 November 2022. 

Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthobisi Prince Mncube, Mthokoziseni Maphisa and Fisokuhle Ntuli are on trial of the murder of the late soccer star. 

The five men were arrested in 2020 and they all pleaded not guilty. 

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Zandie’s name came up quite a number of times when third State witness and Meyiwa’s close friend, Tumelo Madlala took to the stand in September. 

Defence lawyer for accused 1 – 4, Timothy Thobane made explosive arguments about Zandie. The attorney put it to Madlala that Zandie lived together with Kelly and Senzo in an estate in Mulbarton, Johannesburg. 

Thobane further said Meyiwa and Zandie ended up having sexual relations due to Kelly being away for a long time. 

In an interview with eNCA in July this year, Zandie questioned why Meyiwa’s wife Mandisa and her mother were not interrogated as, according to her, the wife is always the prime suspect when the husband dies.

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