Overview
- Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng ruled on Monday that prosecutors may not use Bongani Ntanzi’s statement to cross-examine co-accused Muzi Sibiya.
- The Pretoria High Court decision referenced Section 9 on equality, Section 35[F] on fair-trial rights, and the Mhlongo precedent.
- The court clarified that statements by accused one and two have not been classified as confessions or clear admissions of guilt.
- State prosecutor Adv George Baloyi had sought permission for the tactic, which defence lawyers opposed as inadmissible against a co-accused.
- The long-running case over the 2014 killing of Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa continues, with Sibiya deemed fit to proceed after a brief health concern.