Overview
- Witness A outlined phone and message records tying businessman Katiso Molefe to former detective Michael Pule Tau, including a WhatsApp request naming Q Tech and a post‑attack text interpreted as a status update.
- CCTV, vehicle tracking and two burner phones allegedly coordinated a white Hyundai i20 and a Mercedes‑Benz Viano seen scouting Swart’s workplace before the 17 April 2024 shooting.
- Fifteen rifle cartridges recovered by police became central evidence; Witness A alleged omissions and possible tampering in the initial ballistic report, prompting a second analysis that investigators say links the guns to other murders including DJ Sumbody’s.
- Major‑General Richard Shibiri was accused of signaling “three envelopes” for bribes and attempting off‑record interventions to secure suspects’ release, leading the team to guard the docket closely.
- Investigators reported being followed after the first court appearance and now live in safe houses; Tau allegedly planned to pay, escape or kill officers if bail was refused, while arrests include Tau, Musa Kekana and Tiego Mabusela, with Molefe later arrested and now on bail as further anonymous witnesses are due to testify.