Overview
- The KwaZulu‑Natal High Court is hearing the trial of seven men accused in the Feb. 10, 2023, killings of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane.
- A retired police officer testified Tuesday that he searched defendant Siyanda Eddie Myeza and recovered a gun whose serial number had been removed.
- Myeza, through his lawyer, denied possessing the weapon and suggested it was found under a sofa or planted, and defense lawyers are challenging the legality of the police search for lacking a warrant.
- Prosecutors say the recovered firearm was one of two used in the Florida Road attack and contend ballistics link it to a 2022 killing of taxi boss Gift Khanyile while also alleging the suspects were paid R800,000 to carry out the murders.
- The court has eased media reporting limits, prosecutors plan to call about 45 witnesses, the current hearing block runs through Nov. 6 with another session in April 2027, and witness testimony has included a club promoter who said he first thought the shots were fireworks before seeing the victims wounded.