Overview
- Advocate Dali Mpofu continued a sharp cross-examination of state witness Sarah-Jane Trent, questioning her credibility and the handling of her statements.
- Trent acknowledged the existence of a fake account after Mpofu introduced a second affidavit, as the defence argued the case failed to separate genuine posts from impostors.
- Mpofu cited earlier testimony by Hawks Major-General Gopaul Govender indicating there were two fake accounts purporting to be the accused’s profile.
- Prosecutors rely on posts from X, including a July 9, 2021 message urging a shutdown of KwaZulu-Natal, as Zuma-Sambudla maintains a not-guilty plea to terrorism and public violence incitement charges.
- Mpofu said he will call former president Jacob Zuma as the defence’s first witness, and the Durban High Court proceedings are scheduled to run until 20 November.