By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The South African Police Services (SAPS) are investigating those behind the attempted kidnapping and armed robbery of the investigator in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case.
Fullview learnt that the incident happened in Lombardy East, Johannesburg, just after midnight on Thursday, 15 May 2025. He was followed by a group of suspects that forced him to stop.
He was travelling in a state car.
The National Commissioner Fannie Masemola says the investigator is safe and did not sustain any injuries during the incident.
Masemola reiterated that the original docket and copies thereof as well as exhibits linked to this case are safe. As the matter is on trial, the copies of the docket, were made available and disclosed to the defence team as early as 2022, as required by law.
He added that a number of items were taken during the armed robbery which include a state issued firearm with ammunition, a police reflector jacket, a laptop bag containing a laptop, USB drives as well as photocopies of documentation related to the Meyiwa case
The case is expected to resume on May 19 for further cross-examination of the lead investigating officer in the murder case, Brigadier Bongani Gininda.
The five accused men – Sibiya, Bongani Sandiso Ntanzi, Mthobisi Prince Mncube, Mthokoziseni Maphisa, and Sifisokuhle Nkani Ntuli – face charges of murder, attempted murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
The trial, which began in 2022, has been marked by numerous delays and controversies. Defence lawyers have repeatedly questioned the state’s case, arguing that the wrong suspects have been arrested while those present at the scene remain free.
The trial has hit several roadblocks, including having to start from scratch in July 2023.
Meyiwa was killed on October 26, 2014, while in the company of his gilfriend and the mother of his child, Kelly Khumalo, in Vosloorus.