By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The Bank Statements have revealed that accused one, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya was in Gauteng around the time the former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was fatally shot.
This was revealed on Thursday in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria by State prosecutor advocate Ronnie Sibanda.
According to Sibiya, he left Gauteng in 2013 and only returned in 2015. He claims that he was in Kwamahlabatini, KwaZulu-Natal.
However, Sibanda produced statements saying they were verified by a Capitec Bank employee through a commissioned affidavit.
The statements showed that Sibiya made numerous transactions in Johannesburg between September and October 2014.
This is the second time the State has produced evidence that counteracts Sibiya’s testimony.
In March, data from the National Administration Traffic Information System (Natis) indicated that Sibiya was in Gauteng in 2014.Natis contains information such as names, addresses, contact information, gender, vehicle details, and infringement notices from the road.
The data was analysed by Chupye Christopher Matlou, who is an investigator for the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC).
According to Matlou, information on Natis shows that Sibiya was in Gauteng as he booked his learners license test twice, in July and September 2014. He stated that when Sibiya failed his learner’s test in Brakpan, he applied for another booking and managed to secure one in Boksburg.
Matlou added that Sibiya provided a Vosloorus address, which proved that he was a Gauteng resident at the time of both bookings.
He said that the RTMC Act requires people to make bookings in the province where they reside.
Meyiwa was killed on October 26, 2014 while visiting his singer girlfriend Kelly Khumalo at her home in Vosloorus.
Sibiya is one of the five men – including Bongani Ntanzi, Mthobisi Mncube, Mthokoziseni Maphisa and Fisokuhle Ntuli – on trial for Meyiwa’s murder.
They face charges of murder, attempted murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, possession of an unlicenced firearm, and possession of ammunition.
Meanwhile renowned musician and producer Sello “Chicco” Twala has made it clear that he has no intention to testify in the high-profile murder trial of Meyiwa.
Chicco argued that his name is being unfairly drawn into the trial by a defence lawyer who, according to him, is merely seeking self-promotion.
He questioned why he should be subpoenaed to testify as a witness against his son when the ballistic results for his gun came back as negative.
“What will the state get from me or Irvin Khoza’s testimony? We were not there when Meyiwa was killed.
“Dragging my name and Irvin into the Meyiwa’s murder case is nothing but an attention-seeking exercise by this fly-by-night advocate Thulani Mngomezulu,” the 80s musician and music producer said.
“The man is just marketing himself – [it’s] not that he wants justice for Senzo. He is making noise about an old issue that was raised by Sifiso Meyiwa a while ago. Mngomezulu is beyond incompetent,” he added.
He also lashed out at Sifiso, saying he should allow the police space to complete their job.
“I called Meyiwa’s family and pleaded with them to advise Sifiso to allow the police to do their work.
“He is making a mockery of Senzo’s criminal case. He fired Gerrie Nel after being told the truth about the weapon that killed his brother,” Chicco argued.
“My gun and Carlos Mncube’s [one of the five accused] were taken for ballistics tests, and it was confirmed beyond reasonable doubt by the ballistic experts and [Police Minister] Bheki Cele that it was Carlos’s gun that shot and killed Senzo.”