The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial will continue at the Pretoria High Court on Monday, where accused number one, Muzi Sibiya, is expected to face further questioning from State Prosecutor George Baloyi.
The trial, which has entered a critical phase, resumes at 10:00 SAST and will be streamed live below.
Sibiya, who is accused of playing a key role in the 2014 killing of Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa, has been under cross-examination since last week.
The State continues to challenge his version of events regarding his alleged assault by police officers shortly after his arrest.
During Friday’s proceedings, Sibiya told the court that he felt he was “not getting a fair trial,” accusing the prosecution of repeatedly asking him the same questions and forcing him to relive traumatic memories.
“I have a problem, my lord, of going back to the same question because this prosecutor keeps asking me the same question,” Sibiya said during cross-examination .
He maintains that police officers assaulted him on two occasions — 30 May and 5 June 2020 — and coerced him into signing a confession linking him to Meyiwa’s murder.
Sibiya claims that he was beaten and intimidated into pointing out the crime scene in Vosloorus, where the footballer was shot dead.
Prosecutor Baloyi, however, pressed him to explain inconsistencies in his statements.
“So, you do confirm that you said earlier that you were not assaulted by TRT police at Vosloorus?” Baloyi asked.
Sibiya responded that the assault came from “police officers in civilian clothing and traffic cops,” not the Tactical Response Team (TRT).
Baloyi argued that repeated questioning was necessary to test Sibiya’s credibility.
“We have to test your evidence and ask questions; that’s the whole purpose of this exercise,” he told the court.
Defence advocate Charles Mnisi objected, accusing Baloyi of badgering the witness. “This is unlawful. It is called badgering a witness. Asking the same question repeatedly after already knowing the answer is unfair,” Mnisi argued.
Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng, who is presiding over the case, did not immediately rule on the objection.
Sibiya also disputed a prosecution document identifying him as “Moses Sibiya,” claiming it was an error made by Brigadier Bongani Gininda, the lead investigating officer.
“In the document, Brigadier Gininda wrote that I am Moses Sibiya, and now the prosecutor is correcting that, saying it is Muzi,” he said, alleging that the State was trying to link him to a fabricated confession.
The court heard that Sibiya denies knowing or meeting any of his co-accused — Bongani Ntanzi, Mthobisi Mncube, Mthokoziseni Maphisa, and Fisokuhle Ntuli — all of whom have pleaded not guilty to charges of premeditated murder, robbery, and unlawful possession of firearms.
Meyiwa was shot and killed on 26 October 2014 at the Vosloorus home of his girlfriend, singer Kelly Khumalo. His death, initially described as a robbery gone wrong, has since become one of South Africa’s most closely watched murder trials, drawing nationwide attention over allegations of police misconduct and political interference.
Monday’s session is expected to continue with the State questioning Sibiya on discrepancies between his testimony and earlier statements made to investigators.
The defence is preparing to argue that his constitutional rights were violated, while prosecutors maintain that his confession and identification procedures were lawful.
Watch the live proceedings below:
